Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Chair: Yasmeen Faroqi Shah (yfshah@umd.edu)
Coordinator: Melanie Anderson (mander38@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.
2024 Fall Semester Meetings
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 6, 2024 | 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Zoom | Agenda |
| Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 3:00 PM-4:30 PM | Zoom | Agenda |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM | Zoom | Agenda |
| Monday, October 21, 2024 | 3:00 PM-4:30 PM | Zoom | Agenda |
| Monday, November 18, 2024 | 3:00 PM-4:30 PM | Zoom | Agenda |
2025 Spring Semester Meetings
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 3, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Zoom* | Agenda |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Zoom* | Agenda |
| Monday, March 31, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Zoom* | Agenda |
| Monday, April 28, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-25-09 | Policy on Access for Individuals with Disabilities | Under Review | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Committee |
| Name | Seat | College | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akorli, Mawuli | Graduate Student | PUAF | makorli@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Bidgell, Felicia | Exempt Staff | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mohan, Swarna | Faculty | CMNS | smohan12@umd.edu | 2027 |
| Monroe, Ashley | Non-Exempt Staff | BSOS | amonroe4@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Paul, Aidan | Undergraduate Student | CMNS | apaul199@terpmail.umd.edu | 2026 |
| Prasad, Abhishek | Graduate Student | ENGR | avikash@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Sanchez, Delida | Faculty | EDUC | drdelida@umd.edu | 2026 |
| Sweeney, Phoenix | Non-Exempt Staff | ARHU | phoenixs@umd.edu | 2027 |