The Gevirtz School’s Department of Education will hold the webinar “A Conversation with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership” on Tuesday, February 15 from 12 noon – 1:30 pm. Those interested can register for the event online.
Over the past few years, UCSB has made concrete efforts toward supporting the transformations needed to ensure that all students, staff, and faculty are able to thrive as we work and learn together. In particular, we have the new DEI Vice Chancellor Office that works directly with appointed Diversity Officers for each department. These Diversity Officers are tasked with the mission to work with their respective colleagues in reviewing, revising, and making transparent how all aspects of our departmental work supports our shared vision for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion at our university.
This webinar is an opportunity to learn more about the DEI efforts in Education from the perspective of the Associate Dean of Diversity, Professor Richard Durán, the Graduate Diversity Officer in the Department of Education, Associate Professor Diana Arya, and Karin Lohwasser, Assistant Teaching Professor and CALTEACH Program Director in the Department of Education. As Associate Dean for Diversity, Professor Durán contributes to oversight of the practices and processes across the GGSE that support the school-level Strategic Plan. Since her appointment in July 2020, Diversity Officer Diana Arya has been working with Education faculty to clarify and revise practices and resources that impact graduate students. As part of the mission to make visible all DEI-related practices and policies, Diana has been leading the development of a “living document” that provides greater transparency in ways that we work to support our students. Taking a lead in environmental justice efforts, Karin Lohwasser will share the development of a newly established Environmental Justice & Sustainability group for students, staff and faculty, that supports the connections between teaching, learning, and issues of environmental justice and sustainability.
Please join us in this important webinar event that will be hosted and moderated by GSEA president, Mary Franitza.