Equity and Inclusion Programs and Resources
FDE seeks to advance equity, inclusion and belonging at Stanford through a number of initiatives and activities. Some are directly tied to the university-wide IDEAL initiative and others are built into the mission of the office. Here you will find programs and resources for faculty members who seek to learn more about creating inclusive and welcoming environments in classrooms, labs, departments and units.
Faculty Diversity Council Formed in 2019, the Faculty Diversity Council (FDC) meets quarterly with Vice Provost Matt Snipp to advise him on programs and issues related to faculty recruitment and retention within their school.
Programs and Workshops
Equity-Minded Leadership – Canvas Course
(for Stanford department chairs, academic leaders and faculty members)
The video modules and materials in this course on Equity-Minded Leadership have been provided by the Faculty Advancement Network for use by its member institutions. The Equity-Minded Leadership series covers a number of topics including faculty service and workload, faculty recruitment and hiring, mentoring, graduate education, and culture and climate. Leading scholars in these areas are featured, including: Estela Mara Bensimon, Ph.D.; Kimberly Griffin, Ph.D.; KerryAnn O’Meara, Ph.D.; and Damani White-Lewis, Ph.D. Click here for the self-registration link.
You may also access individual modules from the Equity-Minded Leadership course directly (Stanford only):
Equity in Faculty Searches and Hiring
Equity-Minded Faculty Workloads in Departments
Equity-Minded Mentorship
Graduate Education Culture – Changing or maintaining the status quo?
Judging Others: Excellence, Merit & Peer Review
Leading Culture Change towards Equity
CREATEngagement Toolkit
This online guide provides an overview of five characteristics of a positive department climate for faculty members. These provide a framework to consider the current climate within a unit and identify strengths and challenges in order to plan for improvement. Modules in this toolkit include information about the role of the department chair and the role of faculty members in creating a positive department climate. The five characteristics of an engaging climate for faculty and staff are also discussed: collaboration, respect, equity, assistance and transparency. Click here for the self-registration link. (Stanford only)
Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging
Materials are available for departments to conduct their own workshops using videos, instructor guides and participant materials developed from the Berkeley Interactive Theater workshop, “Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging”. Two one-hour modules are available for faculty members or committees within a department to engage department members in discussion around beneficial and harmful micro-messages in classroom and lab environments. Contact facultydevelopment@stanford.edu to access the materials.
Additional Programs and Resources
IDEAL Pedagogy - Center for Teaching and Learning
Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity (SMADIE)
Tools and Guides
CREATEngagement Toolkit for Improving Department Climate
This guide (PDF format) provides an overview of five characteristics of an engaging faculty climate. A checklist and assessment tools are provided to help evaluate strengths and challenges in a unit's climate, in order to plan for improvement.
Read the full CREATEngagement toolkit (Stanford only)
CREATEngagement Self-Assessment Rubric (Stanford only)
CREATEngagement Checklist (Stanford only)
Faculty Anti-Bias Training Resources
These materials were developed in consultation with a committee of faculty members and administrators from four schools ( Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences; Education; Engineering; Humanities & Sciences) and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
The guides listed below provide background material, definitions, links to websites, videos, self-assessments and tools that can be used to customize meeting agendas and workshops. In addition, individuals may also use these materials for self-study.
A Guide to Faculty Anti-Bias Training Resources (Stanford only) – Provides ideas for facilitators about how to use the materials in the following toolkits and links to access them.
Recognizing and Addressing Microaggressions (Stanford only) - This guide includes information, tools and resources to help you learn about, or facilitate a group in learning about, how to recognize and address microaggressions.
Essential Conversations in the Classroom (Stanford only) - This guide includes information, tools and resources to help you learn about, or facilitate a group in learning about, how to have essential conversations in the classroom.