Stage one was a broad and inclusive input phase that involved institution-wide engagement through the Transition Working Groups, academic-unit assessments, and the ASTF, as well as discussions facilitated by the Implementation Committee on Race, Diversity, and Belonging.
Stage two is the strategic framework presented here through an updated vision, mission and principles statement and an academic strategy that recommends goals, priorities, and initiatives for NYU Abu Dhabi, as well as an assessment framework for evaluating our progress.
Stage three will unfold in the months and years ahead as this strategic framework will be discussed, amended if needed, and formalized by the NYUAD Executive Committee, and then used on an ongoing basis to inform academic planning and implementation.
1 Accountability frameworks are a common paradigm from big consulting firms. In terms of inclusion, diversity, belonging, and equity (IDBE), several frameworks were considered, but the concepts here came from work found at the City of Portland, Oregon in the United States.
* While this specific action item is completed, the work is ongoing and training will continue to be developed and provided
2 Worthington, R. L., Stanley, C. A., & Smith, D. G. (2020). “Advancing the professionalization of diversity officers in higher education: Report of the Presidential Task Force on the Revision of the NADOHE standards of professional practice.” Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 13(1), pp. 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000175
OIE partnering with OGI to ensure trainings such as Safe Zone, Justice Zone, and Disability Zone are customized for the NYUAD audience — videos and training materials are currently in development in New York.
3 In order to begin the process of how we measure our campus populations, here are some tools: Be Equal - IBM, United Nations Statistics, NYUAD Diversity Data Overview Summer 2020.
Divisions are in the process of implementing diversity statements as a part of the portfolio for new hires and tenure review of faculty.
* While this specific action item is completed, the work is ongoing and training will continue to be developed and provided
* While this specific action item is completed, the work is ongoing and training will continue to be developed and provided
4 Human Resources and OIE — Inclusive Frameworks
* While this specific action item is completed, the work is ongoing and training will continue to be developed and provided
* While this specific action item is completed, the work is ongoing and training will continue to be developed and provided.