ASERL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource Guide

The objective of this taskforce is to: 

Last Name	First Name	University	Email
Shrauger	Kristine (Chair)	University of Central Florida	Kristine.Shrauger@ucf.edu
Eads	Denelle	University of North Carolina - Charlotte	Deads@uncc.edu
Fitts	Michael S.	University of Alabama Birmingham	Fitts@uab.edu
Hunt	Colise	East Carolina University	Huntco17@ecu.edu

 

Minutes
05/10/2021 Minutes

Name	University	email address	Notes	Interview time
Bridget Birmingham	Florida State University	bbirmingham@fsu.edu	Diversity & Inclusion Librarian
Twanna Hodge	University of Florida	twanna.hodge@ufl.edu	on ASERL DEI Taskforce Committee - already interviewed	already interviewed
Michael S. Fitts	University of Alabama Birmingham	fitts@uab.edu	on this committee	07/19/2021 3:30 p.m. est
Deborah Yun Caldwell	UNC - Greensboro	d_caldwe@uncg.edu	Diversity Resident Librarian
Gerald V. Holmes	UNC - Greensboro	gerald_holmes@uncg.edu	Reference Librarian and Diversity Coordinator and Associate Professor
Thomas Dickens	University of Michigan	dickenst@umich.edu	Diversity Equity and Inclusion Program Manager
Norma Nunnally	University of Massachusetts Amherst	nnunnally@umass.edu	Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Human Resources
Maria Rios	University of Massachusetts Amherst	mariar@uma	Diversity Resident Librarian
Leigh Dunewood	University of Maryland	leighad@umd.edu	Diversity Intern, Diversity Initiatives / Dean's Office
Renesha Chandler	University of Louisville	rlchan03@louisville.edu	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator Instructor
Thura Mack	University of Tennessee	tmack@utk.edu	Community Learning Services & Diversity	June 21, 2021 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Teresa Neely	University of New Mexico	neely@unm.edu	Assessment Librarian and Special Assistant to Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Carlette Washington-Hoagland	University of Iowa	carlette-w-hoagland@uiowa.edu	Coordinator, Staff Development & Diversity Programming
Mark Puente	Purdue University	puentema@purdue.edu	Associate Dean for Organizational Development, Inclusion and Diversity
Ebony McDonald	Louisiana State University	mcdonald1@lsu.edu	African & African-American Studies Diversity Librarian	July 12, 2021 4:00 p.m. est
Rudolph Clay	Washington University in St. Louis	rudolphc@wustl.edu	Head of Library Diversity Initiatives and Outreach; African & African-American	June 22, 2021 3:30 p.m. EST
Dr. Sylverna Ford	University of Memphis	sford@memphis.edu	Research & Instructional Services Librarian, Professor

 

All require MLS

Some positions appear to be 100% DEI

Brown

• Ad started off with a strong DEI statement (all staff responsible for advancing DEI)
• Director, Library DEI
• DEI will be that person’s only responsibility
• Person is involved in hiring process for new library employees
• Five years of experience
• Prior work in DEI required

Clemson

• Residency Program
• Does DEI work with a residency program…..first job
• Sounds like an easy way to check a box

NC State

• Director of DEI Sounds like a combination HR / Librarian Position
• Like requirement to DEI initiatives
• Included salary $80,000 to $90,000 which tells me they want an experience person unlike residency programs

Northwestern

• Director’s position
• Librarian / HR
• Experience with leadership of multi-dimensional diversity and equity initiatives
• Non-tenure eligible

Ohio State

• Assistant Dean
• Strong antiracist statement at beginning of job description
• $125,000 to $155,000
• Works with HR rather than being HR
• Not sure if this is a positive or a negative…Certified Diversity Professional (CDP); Certified Diversity Executive (CDE); Cornell Certified Diversity Professional (CCDP) or other related certification

Susquehanna University

• Diversity Resident
• DEI not mentioned until third requirement
• Next to last requirement list experience working with diverse racial and ethnic populations required
• Sounds like they really business librarian for instruction and instructional services

UNC Wilmington

• Preferred qualifications do not include DEI
• Sounds more like more work for an archivist to enhance UNCW’s special collections

Yale

• New Director of DEI and Organizational Excellence
• DEI in opening statement
• DEI primary or only responsibility

• Were you hired to do DEI work full-time?  Do you have DEI as part of your job assignment?  
• Are you part of Human Resources?  Administration?  Were are you in the organizational chart of the library?
• Do you chair a DEI taskforce at your library?  Tell us how that works and what assignments does the taskforce have? 
• Do you have support staff?  
• Were you hired as the DEI Librarian or did you transition into this position? 
• What is your job description like?  How different is it from your job assignment? 
• What are your responsibilities? 
• How involved are you in presentations, training, etc. for your staff and librarians? 

• Is this your first DEI position?

• Are you involved in writing job descriptions or participate in the job interviewing process?

  Do your job applications reference DEI, or include DEI supplemental question(s)?

  Why did you accept the DEI position?

  How long have you held the DEI position?

  What is the racial makeup of your library faculty and staff members?

  Are you involved in DEI outreach project(s) or developed any outreach project(s) involving recruitment for your library?