Joint DGS & Department Chair Meeting Resources

July 22, 2020 Meeting

Faculty Resources

• Office of Faculty Development and Diversity Resources to Engage in Conversations About Race and Anti-Racism: https://facultydevelopment.cornell.edu/anti-racism/
• Office of Faculty Development and Diversity Faculty Workshops http://facultydevelopment.cornell.edu/faculty-workshops-on-teaching-and-working-in-a-diverse-campus/ (can be scheduled for individual fields and departments)
• Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom (next October 1-30): https://teaching.cornell.edu/programs/faculty-instructors/workshops-and-other-opportunities/teaching-learning-diverse-classroom
• Graduate School Resources for Faculty Supporting Graduate Student Diversity, Inclusion, and Mental Health: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/faculty-resources
  • Includes links to resources provided by CTI, IDP, Cornell Health, and other university partners
• Graduate School Advising Guide for Research Degree Students: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/academic-progress/advising-guide-for-research-students-2020/
• Graduate School Faculty Guide for Advising Research Degree Students: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/faculty-guide-to-advising-research-degree-students/

Diversity Council/Workgroup/Committee Structures

• Policy & Analysis Management Working Group on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: https://www.human.cornell.edu/pam/about/deiworkinggroup
• Astronomy
  • Community Values Statement: https://astro.cornell.edu/values-statement
  • Climate and Diversity Committee: https://astro.cornell.edu/climate-and-diversity

Departmental Self-Assessment Tools

• AAS Diversity Taskforce Report (Appendix X for Departmental Self-Assessment Rubric): https://aas.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/aas_diversity_inclusion_tf_final_report_baas.pdf
• UC Berkeley – Academic Unit Strategic Planning for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity toolkit: https://diversity.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/academic-strategic-toolkit-final.pdf

Cornell Graduate Student Data

• Graduate School Survey Data Public Dashboards: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/about/survey-results/
  • Doctoral Experience Survey (disciplinary level)
  • Doctoral Career Outcomes (field level)
• Graduate School Program Metrics: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/about/program-metrics-assessments-and-outcomes/facts-figures/
  • Doctoral Program Metrics (field level)
  • 5-Yr Admissions Profile (field level)
  • 5-Yr Enrollment Profile (field level)
  • PhD Median Time to Degree (field level)
  • Doctoral Career Outcomes (field level)
  • PhD Attrition & Completion Rates (by discipline)
• Graduate School Intranet – Field Level Data (Access provided to DGSs & GFAs): https://intranet.gradschool.cornell.edu/
  • Doctoral Experience Survey (Administered biennially to doctoral students/candidates)
  • Admitted, Not Attending Survey (Doctoral, Research Master’s, and Professional Degree Admits)
  • New Student Survey (Doctoral, Research Master’s, and Professional Degree Admits)
  • Exit Survey (Doctoral, Research Master’s, and Professional Degree Admits)
  • PhD Attrition and Completion (an additional dashboard with data at the individual student level will become available to DGSs later in fall 2020)

Additional Trainings, Talks, & Programs

• Hollaback Bystander Training & Resources: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/
• Implicit Bias Training & Resources: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/implicit-bias
• Experiences of Black STEM in the Ivory: A Call to Disruptive Action (UChicago, GA Tech, U of WA, UT Austin, Boston U) – Access recordings of panel discussions: https://www.moles.washington.edu/news-events/special-event-experiences-of-black-stem-in-the-ivory/
  • Subjects of Racial & Academic Hierarchies: Staff Perspectives on Diversity of STEM
  • Empowering Students
  • Faculty Raw & Live
  • Let’s Get Real: A Discussion with the Deans
  • Where Do We Go From Here: Disruptive Actions to Abolish Anti-Black Racism in STEM
• Insight Into Diversity: ‘Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy’ Webinar: https://www.insightintodiversity.com/insight-hosts-women-of-color-need-courageous-allies-in-the-academy-webinar/
• eCornell series focused on the history of systemic racism
  • Session 1 – A Movement, Not a Moment: https://www.ecornell.com/keynotes/view/K071020/
  • Details on Sessions 2-4 to be posted at https://www.ecornell.com/keynotes/