Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Awareness & Training

The APAM Department hosted a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Awareness and Training Workshop for APAM faculty, staff, students, and researchers on Friday, November 6, 2020, as part of Dean Mary Boyce’s DEI Strategic Action Plan for Columbia Engineering. The goal of the workshop was to generate discussion on topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion, that informed and guided the next steps to advance Columbia Engineering’s DEI activities and efforts.

The Columbia Engineering DEI commission (which included committee member Renata Wentzcovitch, Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics), recently prepared a draft Commission report with a detailed action plan and recommendations. The Commission has identified the following priority DEI impact areas.

• Faculty/Students: strengthening the pipeline for student and faculty recruiting would lead to a more diverse and inclusive environment.
• Environment: prioritizing a welcoming culture for students of all backgrounds would attract more talent to the School and aid in recruitment.
• Integration: better integration of DEI across research, education, and innovation would create the type of infrastructure to support all of our DEI efforts.

Read the full report at: https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion-commission

Check Columbia University’s Office of University Life website for more resources about Inclusion & Belonging at Columbia University.
https://universitylife.columbia.edu/inclusion-belonging