{"id":10775,"date":"2023-10-30T18:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=10775"},"modified":"2023-10-30T18:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:48:49","slug":"the-future-of-lvc-deib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2023\/10\/30\/the-future-of-lvc-deib\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of LVC DEIB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Jess Benninger \u201926, assistant editor <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LVC prides itself on its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging department.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the departure of Khalil Brim, a post-graduate fellow and LVC alumni loved by students, many members of LVC\u2019s campus are wondering how the future of the DEIB office will look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the DEIB department is comprised of Dr. Felicia Brown-Haywood, the vice president of diversity, equity and inclusive excellence, and Annesha Edwards-Carter, director of diversity, equity and inclusive excellence. Brown-Haywood assures community members that the DEIB office can continue operation with two staff members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDEIB work is the responsibility and expectation of every member of our campus community,\u201d Brown-Haywood said.\u202f\u201cThe DEIB division partners with units across campus to\u202ffacilitate\u202fstrategic initiatives and programming.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown-Haywood also shared that on-campus research is being conducted to assess the needs of the student body and DEIB office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Chris Bijoux\u2019s SWOT\u202fanalysis will help the college understand and make decisions about\u202fappropriate staffing\u202fnumbers, roles and responsibilities,\u201d Brown-Haywood said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to LVC President Dr. James MacLaren, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis will provide more information regarding the College\u2019s next steps in DEIB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe results of this independent analysis will be applicable to the whole of campus and not siloed to the DEIB administrative area,\u201d MacLaren said. \u201cWe expect the SWOT analysis to be uncomfortable and deeply informative about how the College should move forward.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many students have their own ideas about how to improve the commitment to DEIB on LVC\u2019s campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore people should be hired for the DEIB office, but it shouldn’t just fall on faculty or administration,\u201d Caeleb Smith, a junior English and creative writing double major, said. \u201cThe students should have a say on who LVC hires to fill in spots for the DEIB office because student opinions matter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith also commented on the importance of the DEIB department more generally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDEIB shouldn’t have to be seen as an \u2018extra\u2019 resource on campus\u2014it should be viewed as a necessary resource that everyone, not just BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students, should be aware of,\u201d Smith said. \u201cDEIB is important in our society; not giving it the attention it\u202fdeserves promotes the idea that it doesn’t exist or isn’t important to know and learn about. People cannot and should not walk around campus assuming that DEIB isn’t an important\u202fpart of our society because it completely invalidates the lives of others and disregards their existence as a whole.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all of these suggested changes in mind, LVC\u2019s administration assures that it is working hard to promote DEIB on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to note that the work of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is the responsibility of each member of the LVC community, every day,\u201d MacLaren said. \u201cWe know a lot more work needs to be done\u2014in hiring, in climate and in areas the SWOT analysis will spotlight\u2014and the whole campus will need to collaborate to get to where we need to be. The work is ongoing and unending and requires continual evaluation and improvement.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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