Director Of Community Engagement amp Equity

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Director of Community Engagement & Equity

Duties: Reports directly to the Associate Dean & Dean of Students and will be part of the Dean of Students Office (DoSO). Will manage Law School’s efforts to provide a safe and inclusive environment for all of its students both inside and outside the classroom. Provide support to students across a spectrum of diverse backgrounds, with a special focus on historically underrepresented groups; Develop and implement a broad range of programs and services that promote inclusion, equality and community within HLS; Build coalitions of students to address issues of respect, inclusion and equity in and outside the classroom; and Assist in developing prevention and education programs to support the Dean of Student’s Title IX Coordinator work. Specific Duties include: The DCEE will serve as a standing ex officio member of the Student Life & Healthy Life in the Law Initiative Committee; Provide support, counseling and referrals to JD and LL.M. students on issues concerning equity, inclusion, and diversity; Advise students from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds, with a special focus on developing relationships with and working through concerns of students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, whether religious, socioeconomic, racial, gender/sexual identity, or political; Requires working with DoS on developing plans to resolve concerns in the classroom when concerns about possible bias or insensitivity are raised by students about other students or faculty; Creates and/or implements a range of programs for students to promote cultural competency and civil discourse and to explore the intersection of social justice and various forms of diversity; Builds and leverages coalitions of faculty, student groups, journals, centers/institutes, and various administrative offices and staff to plan programs that meet HLS’s unique needs. Examples of programs include sensitivity and cultural competence training, community discussions, academic symposia, diversity receptions, alumni networking, and celebrations in collaboration with other Student Services Offices and DoSO staff working; Leads research on information and ideas on implementing best practices for classrooms discussions that are inclusive for all students. May involve developing a library of pedagogical resources, creating programs, lectures/speakers, and research on issues of diversity and inclusion in the classroom; Advising, counseling, and/or referring students on academic issues; Assisting in managing the Title IX dockets if necessary and creating and promoting education and prevention programming. This can include, but is not limited to, Bystander/Upstander Intervention training and advising and helping to build Peer to Peer programs; Confer with the Dean of Students when students raise concerns about insensitive or biased conduct or comments.

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