Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Chair: Felicia Bidgell (fbidgell@umd.edu)
Coordinator: Danielle Bretz (dbretz@umd.edu)
About This Committee
The Committee on Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion supports the efforts of diversity and inclusion by actively promoting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus that is free from all forms of discrimination. The committee forumulates and reviews policies and procedures pertaining to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, including policies on non-discrimination and accessibility.
The EDI Committee consists of an appointed presiding officer; five faculty members; three exempt staff members; two non-exempt staff members; two graduate students; two undergraduate students; and the following persons or a representative of each: the Senior Vice President and Provost, the Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, the Vice President for Administration & Finance, the Vice President for Student Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct.
2025 Fall Semester Meetings
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 15, 2025 | 9:30am - 11:00am | Zoom | Agenda |
| Monday, October 6, 2025 | 10:30am - 12:00pm | Zoom | Agenda |
| Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Zoom | Agenda |
| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Zoom | Agenda |
2026 Spring Semester Meetings
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | Zoom | Agenda |
| TBD | TBD | Zoom | Agenda |
| TBD | TBD | Zoom | Agenda |
| TBD | TBD | Zoom | Agenda |
*Please contact the committee coordinator if you would like the link to attend the meeting.
** Meeting Canceled**
| Senate Doc No |
Name | Current Status | Under Review By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-25-41 | Technical Amendments to the Interim University of Maryland Non-Discrimination Policy and Procedures (VI-1.00(B)) | Under Review | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Committee |
| 24-25-39 | Proposal: Review of the Interim UMD Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement of Policy, VI-1.00(A) | Under Review | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Committee |
| Name | Seat | College | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidgell, Felicia | Chair | VPA | fbidgell@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Curry, Lacey | Faculty | BSOS | curry19@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Duarte, Lanna | Exempt Staff | SPHL | lannadc@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Garrard, Jack | Exempt Staff | DIT | jgarrard@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Glaros, Dannielle | Ex-Officio - VP & Chief Administrative Officer Rep | VPA | dglaros@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Greene, Dalton | Graduate Student | ARHU | deg@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Ikpea, Eghosasere | Undergraduate Student | BSOS | eikpea@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Isaacs, Olivia | Faculty | LIBR | oisaacs@umd.edu | 2027 |
| Klossner, Joanne | Faculty | SPHL | jklossne@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Lerma Jones, Yvette | Ex-Officio - VP Student Affairs Rep | VPSA | ylerma@umd.edu | 2026 |
| medina, b a | Ex-Officio - Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion or Rep | PRES | bamedina@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Mohan, Swarna | Faculty | CMNS | smohan12@umd.edu | 2027 |
| Monroe, Ashley | Non-Exempt Staff | BSOS | amonroe4@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Nastase, Angela | Ex-Officio - OCRSM Rep | UNKN | anastase@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Paul, Aidan | Undergraduate Student | CMNS | apaul199@terpmail.umd.edu | 2026 |
| Prasad, Abhishek | Graduate Student | ENGR | avikash@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Rosenthal, Laura | Ex-Officio - Provost's Rep | ARHU | lrosent1@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Sanchez, Delida | Faculty | EDUC | drdelida@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Sweeney, Phoenix | Non-Exempt Staff | ARHU | phoenixs@umd.edu | 2027 |