From 2020-22, the Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion served as the consultative body and a sounding board for President S. David Wu and his leadership team. To that end, it sought to engage the campus community in various ways to conceive a long-term vision for building and strengthening a culture of diversity, inclusion, and equity at Baruch. Council members were drawn from across the College and served as ambassadors to the community.
Co-Chairs
Leslie Ann Hunt, Director of Graduate Programs, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Sam Johnson, Professor, Psychology
Members
Cristina Balboa, Associate Professor, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Paquita Davis-Friday, Interim Dean, Zicklin School of Business
Elliott Dawes, Executive Chief Diversity Officer
Meechal Hoffman, Director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute
Rosa Kelley, Director of International Student Services
Robert Kunicki, Assistant Director for Student Success, Assessment and Enrollment Initiatives
Kenya N. Lee, Chief of Staff
Scott Newbert, Professor of Management and Academic Director, Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship
Kristy Perez, Director of SEEK
Damali Tolson, Director of Student Life
Community Listening Sessions
During spring 2021, the Council engaged in small-group discussions with more than 40 different identity groups across the Baruch community. Each listening session lasted 75 minutes, during which trained facilitators guided participants through a series of questions to learn how members of each group experience diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. All of the insights shared during the listening sessions were recorded, anonymized, and used to inform the recommendations the Council put forward to the President. The information shared was also consolidated into this report, Summary of Results and Implications of the 2021 Campus Listening Sessions.
For additional information regarding the listening sessions, please visit https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/listen/
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts at Baruch
There are many ongoing initiatives at Baruch that support diversity, equity, and inclusion. Please explore the links below to learn about these efforts. While the list highlighted below is intended to be representative of campus efforts, it is not intended to be comprehensive. To suggest an addition, please email the Council at Leslie.Hunt@baruch.cuny.edu. The Council welcomes input from the community to curate this list further.
Resources to Learn More About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In addition to the resources listed above, there are many local and national resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. What follows is a list of suggestions provided by Council members.
