Summer Institute for Alumni Relations Pre-Institute Sessions-Diversify your database (1)

Diversify your database (1)

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The document "Diversify Your Database" discusses the importance of capturing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) data for organizations and provides statistics related to DEI. It highlights the impact of higher education and explains the various forms of oppression and bias. The document also defines diversity, equity, and inclusion and discusses the measures of success and desired outcomes. It emphasizes the need to address bias in data collection and provides strategies to avoid bias. The document identifies different stakeholders to consider when collecting DEI data, including alumni, faculty/staff, board members, and government. It suggests various focus areas for DEI data, such as behavioral, experiential, and demographic data. It provides sample questions for each category and emphasizes the importance of identifying social identity groups within a constituent pool. The document also mentions the significance of compliance with data protection laws and institutional policies, and it suggests additional data collection partners, such as student affairs and community outreach. The document concludes by mentioning the importance of accountability and highlights a quote by James Baldwin on the need to face and address challenges. It provides contact information to stay connected with Dr. Shalonda F. Martin.

Keywords

DEI data

diversity

equity

inclusion

higher education

oppression

bias

data collection

stakeholders

focus areas