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.