Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity | March 2022 |
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Celebrating Gender Equity Month |
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Dear Colleagues,
I am excited to invite you to our inaugural Gender Equity Month events this March. Our month-long focus on gender equity for and among faculty will begin with a keynote presentation on March 2 by Dr. Joya Misra (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) on “Creating Equitable Universities.” Dr. Misra is a leading expert on faculty service and workload equity. We will also hold a discussion of gender pay equity on March 30. Additional details and registration information for Gender Equity Month events are provided in this newsletter.
We have created a new Faculty Fellow position in the Office of the Provost to focus on mentoring and faculty development. This opportunity is open to tenured Danforth Campus faculty. More details are provided below.
If you have ideas for new ways Faculty Affairs and Diversity can support faculty, please contact us. We value your input!
Warm regards,
-Kia Caldwell, vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity
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Faculty Fellow Opening
The Office of the Provost is seeking a Faculty Fellow to assist the vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity with working on several projects related to the design and development of programs to support faculty mentoring. This assignment will begin as early as April 1, 2022, and will end in June 2024. The full announcement is available here.
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Listening Sessions
We want to hear about your service and workload experiences! Attend an upcoming listening session with Vice Provost Kia Caldwell and members of the new Danforth Faculty Service Equity Task Force and share your thoughts and suggestions for making faculty workloads more balanced and equitable. Register today!
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Gender Equity Month
Keynote Virtual Presentation:
"Creating Equitable Universities: Recognizing Faculty Workload"
Wednesday, March 2 (3-4:30 p.m.)
Keynote Speaker: Joya Misra, professor of sociology and public policy and director of the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Massachusetts.
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Caregiving and Family-Friendly Policies
Virtual Panel
Wednesday, March 9 (3-4 p.m.)
Panelists include Legail Chandler, vice chancellor for Human Resources, Lisa Eberle-Mayse child and family care facilitator, and Professor Stephanie Kirk, Gender Equity Faculty Fellow. Moderated by Vice Provost Kia Caldwell.
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WashU Faculty Gender Pay Equity
Virtual Panel
Wednesday, March 30 (12-1 p.m.)
Panelists include Hillary Anger Elfenbein, president of the Association of Women Faculty, and John K. Wallace, Jr., Ellen A. Wallace Distinguished Professor, and Lisa Wiland, director, institutional research and analysis, Office of the Provost. Moderated by Vice Provost Kia Caldwell.
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Virtual Write-on-Sites
March/April Sessions
(11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
To support scholarly and creative productivity and community, our Write-on-Sites series will continue into March and April for Danforth Campus faculty. These sessions provide dedicated writing time, allowing faculty to come together to talk through their work, receive support and make progress on academic writing projects. Feel free to drop in to these sessions as your schedule allows.
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Day of Dialogue and Action
March 29-30
This event is WashU's dedicated time for its community to pause, convene, and engage across roles and campus locations - helping build meaningful connections as faculty, students, and staff reflect upon our shared values and lived experiences. This year’s theme “What Does It All Mean? Making Sense and Meaning In a Period of Incredible Change” will specifically address the university’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion during the pandemic.
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Opportunities and Key Information |
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Association of Women Faculty Monthly Happy Hour: Join the AWF at the Clayton Winehouse (7911 Clayton Road) on March 4 (3:30 - 5 p.m.). To learn more about the Association of Women Faculty, visit their website.
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Celebrate International Women's Day at She Suite: WashU Olin is proud to celebrate the successes of professional women who have faced challenges and made an impact. This year’s impressive virtual panel exemplifies the talent, drive, and leadership women bring to the workplace. Building on the IWD’s #BreakTheBias theme, the panel will share stories, lessons learned, business philosophies, and how their values have impacted their decision-making. March 8 (12 p.m) - register here
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Application Open for the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program: The Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program brings to WashU individuals from underrepresented backgrounds who have distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators in the academy, in business or in fields of endeavor. The application for Fall 2022 closes on April 15.
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Employee and Family Clinical Services: The past few years have been incredibly hard. The good news is that Washington University Psychiatry not only sees you and understands your experience, but is here to help. Using your WashU direct benefit, therapists and psychiatrists are available for you and your family member dependents. Their services are confidential, appointments are made quickly, and they have a range of appointment times. To make an appointment call (314) 286-1700 or visit the employee website.
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Additional Back-Up Care: Human Resources is now providing additional adult and child back-up care through Care.com. Find out more here.
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NCFDD Spring Programming and Free NCFDD Membership: The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) spring programming calendar is live and visible upon joining NCFDD. Be sure to register for "How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice," March 10. Plus, claim your free membership to NCFDD. Learn more about this free membership, available to all WashU faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and trainees.
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Fostering a diverse community of students, staff, and faculty from different backgrounds and walks of life is essential to WashULaw’s core mission: to train students to succeed in the modern legal profession and serve as a hub of influential research production. To live up to this commitment, they strongly emphasize the value and importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion across all dimensions of their curriculum, administration, and institution as a whole.
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Congratulations to Angela Smith, director of operations and diversity in the Career Center at WashULaw, who was recently appointed to serve as the law school’s interim diversity, equity and inclusion officer to help improve cultural competency and racial justice within the law school. |
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