Dean of the College

Some examples of initiatives academic programs might propose include:
 
·       Travel to learn from peer institutions engaging in innovative redesign of intro or gateway courses. 
·       Sending faculty members to inclusive pedagogy training. 
·       Developing a program specific lending library in partnership with the SCALE lending library effort. 
·       Engaging program wide implicit bias training and engaging bias reduction practices. 
·       Learning intergroup dialogue methods. 
·       Program retreat to share faculty pedagogical best practice.
·       Developing a "First to First" mentor initiative in your program. These are mentor relationships between either first generation    undergraduates and first generation faculty or between first generation faculty across disciplines. 
·       Beginning a fund for train/metro card transportation expenses for field specific work in NYC. 
·       Creating a call for student initiated projects (mini-grants) in your programs that address diversity, equity and inclusion.

These are just suggestions: we encourage you to come up with proposals that speak to the Inclusion Challenge most directly relevant to faculty and students in your program.

Please submit proposals by March 29th to doc@bard.edu for projects to be undertaken this semester or over the summer.

We look forward to learning from your great ideas!