The President's Commission on Racial Equity and Social Justice
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2020–21 Progress Report
Last updated January 25, 2021
HEDS Diversity and Equity Survey
During the fall 2020 semester the campus-wide HEDS Survey was administered with the following response rates:
- Undergraduate Students: 37% (619 responses)
- Graduate Students: 35% (97 responses)
- Faculty: 72% (223 responses)
- Staff: 43% (252 responses)
- Administrators: 93% (75 responses)
A History of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts at Bard
The President's Commission authored a comprehensive historical narrative of Bard's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts during the following eras:
- The Age of Integration, Affirmative Action, and Multiculturalism (Before 2000)
- The Diversity Era (2000–2015)
- Confronting Systemic Racism (2016–2019)
Student Town Hall Sessions
During the fall 2020 semester, the President's Commission facilitated two student town hall sessions.
Current Action Items
- Organizing and analyzing HEDS Data
- Administering an Alumnx Survey
- Soliciting narratives from previous employees
- Reviewing current data from Simon's Rock, the Bard Prison Initiative, and Bard High School Early Colleges
Spring Agenda
- Identify common themes from all data collected
- Envision goals for a more inclusive Bard College
- Draft recommendations to achieve these goals
- Submit the final report and present findings to President Leon Botstein
Additional Information
- Don't miss the Diversity@Bard Newsletter for updates on DEI activities on campus
- Share your DEI thoughts and experiences with the Commission. Submit Testimony to the Commission