Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements

Department and Program Statements

Weinberg College

Message from Dean Randolph -March 19, 2021

Department of Anthropology

FACULTY STATEMENT: BLACK LIVES MATTER

https://anthropology.northwestern.edu/about/faculty-statement-black-lives-matter.html

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Faculty and Staff Statement on Racism

https://www.earth.northwestern.edu/about/faculty-staff-statement-on-racism.html

Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies

Response to the Gender-Queer, Non-Binary, and Trans (GQNBT) Task Force at Northwestern

https://gendersexuality.northwestern.edu/about/news/gss-response-to-gqnbt-task-force-report.html

 Commitment to Action

https://gendersexuality.northwestern.edu/about/news/gss-commitment-to-action.html

Department of German Languages and Literature

Commitment to Inclusion

https://german.northwestern.edu/about/index.html

Program in Global Health Studies

GHS STATEMENT: BLACK LIVES MATTER

https://globalhealthstudies.northwestern.edu/about/ghs-statement-black-lives-matter.html

Holocaust Educational Foundation

Statement In Support of Racial Equality

https://www.hef.northwestern.edu/2020/06/30/in-support-of-racial-equity/

Program in Middle East and North Africa Languages

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION Statement

Department of Molecular Biosciences

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

https://molbiosci.northwestern.edu/diversity-inclusion/index.html

Center for Native American and Indigenous Research

Statement on Anti-Blackness and Police Brutality

https://cnair.northwestern.edu/about/news/cnair-statement.html

Department of Philosophy

DIVERSITY STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHILOSOPHY

https://philosophy.northwestern.edu/about/diversity-statement.html

Program in Plant Biology and Conservation

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

https://plantbiology.northwestern.edu/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/index.html

Department of Religious Studies

Statement in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

https://religious-studies.northwestern.edu/about/news/2020/religious-studies-statement-in-solidarity-with-black-lives-matter.html

Department of Sociology

https://sociology.northwestern.edu/about/statement-of-solidarity.html

Writing Program

Diversity Statement

https://writingprogram.northwestern.edu/about/mission.html

Statement from the STEM Department Chairs on Diversity and Inclusion

Dear Northwestern Community

As Chairs of STEM departments in Weinberg College, we want to communicate that we are dedicated to making our departments places that welcome and value all persons.

This summer, the National Academies released a comprehensive report on “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.”

A key finding from this report is that harassment is a serious and widespread problem in STEM that takes many forms, including actions and comments that are dismissive, belittling or demeaning, that collectively can create an environment of persistent hostility. While the report addressed harassment specifically related to the impact on women in STEM disciplines, its findings can be extended to all groups that have been historically marginalized.

The report further found that organizational culture is a predictor of gender and sexual harassment. We write to set the tone: 

• We repudiate all forms of harassment.
• We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and will seriously consider all grievances.
• We will share best practices among departments; we will keep the conversation open and create shared events that do so; we are committed to exploring where changes would be beneficial and implementing those changes.
• We will continue to work toward creating a diverse and supportive community.

We, along with other faculty leaders in STEM disciplines, endeavor to create departmental cultures that are inclusive and welcoming to all students, faculty, and staff. We believe that fostering such an environment is essential to advance our collective missions in teaching, research, and service.

Teri W. Odom (Chemistry)

Matthew Hurtgen (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Lawrence Christiano (Economics)

Eric Zaslow (Mathematics)

Carole LaBonne (Molecular Biosciences)

Ravi Allada (Neurobiology)

Michael Schmitt (Physics and Astronomy)

Larry Hedges (Statistics)