"The challenge for universities is to use equity and inclusion as tools to move from diversity as a set of individual differences to diversity as a collective strength."-Rachel Moran
Professor Rachel Moran, J.D. Robert D. and Leslie-Kay Raven Professor of Law, and Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change
To read a recent article co-written by Moran for The Chronicle of Higher Education, please click here
UC Berkeley Faculty Equity Advisors Workbook
University of California Diversity Statement (PDF)
Recommended to the University of California by the Academic Senate of the University of California. Adopted by the Assembly of the Academic Senate May 10, 2006. Endorsed by the President of the University of California June 30, 2006
Office of Faculty Equity
The Office for Faculty Equity (OFE) at the University of California, Berkeley’s most vital goal is to address the barriers that prevent full participation of women & ethnic minority faculty, and seeks to accomplish this through progressive hiring practices, the research and development of supportive policies and dissemination of findings, consistent monitoring and improvement of merit reviews and promotions, and through building stronger community links to encourage retention.
The Berkeley Diversity Research Initiative
The Berkeley Diversity Research Initiative (BDRI) focuses on racial and ethnic diversity, supporting research into the nature of multi-cultural societies and the ways in which such societies - at the local, state, national, and international levels - might flourish.
UC Berkeley Chancellor and Academic Senate Diversity Project Coordinating Committee Report (Excerpt)
Webcasts, presentations and speeches from the March 2005 Diversity in Action forum, which launched the BDRI
Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities
The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate Committee on the Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities (SWEM) promotes departmental efforts to achieve equality for women and minorities.
Work and Family: A Guide for University of California, Berkeley Faculty & Staff
This guide is designed to provide UC Berkeley faculty and staff with an overview of existing campus work/family policies, programs, and resources. We hope this guide will serve as a valuable resource to faculty and staff and help them to be more effective in their work and family lives.
Information Regarding Domestic Partnership
UC Office of the President Diversity Website – a portal to diversity resources and news from around the UC system
University of California President’s Taskforce on Faculty Diversity & Report
A system wide task force, chaired by UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor Rosina Becerra, to assess the status of faculty diversity at the University of California and conduct a comprehensive program review of faculty diversity efforts at each UC campus.
