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Wagner said the group identified issues with inconsistency in faculty recruiting, hiring and mentoring practices and expressed a need to cultivate a University-wide culture that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion.
Members of the Faculty Senate’s diversity, equity and inclusion subcommittee said increasing representation of underrepresented minority faculty remains a work in progress at a senate meeting Friday.
Subcommittee members compiled baseline data on faculty composition, hiring, departures, promotions and tenure status from the past five years and found that GW’s share of URM faculty – which includes African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans – is insufficient. The group said officials need to streamline the University’s faculty hiring and recruitment processes while cultivating a wider diverse, equitable and inclusive culture among the GW community.
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Law school Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew said despite taking over during a pandemic, she has fallen in love with the school.
GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew periodically runs with her students around the National Mall.
Matthew, who became the dean of the law school in July, said the runs are a way to keep her connections with students strong as the COVID-19 pandemic prevents many in-person interactions. She said she still gets emotional thinking back to her first run with the students, one of her fondest memories so far as dean.
“The conversations we had and continue to have when I run with my students, they are the kind of conversations that are worthy of having in front of the Lincoln Memorial,” she said. “Because students ask questions that matter, even at 7:30 in the morning. They want to do things with their lives that matter.”
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Those who knew Kramer said she was committed to ensuring the best for students and always brought a spirit of generosity to her work and those around her.
Leila Kramer, the interim assistant director of Disability Support Services, died unexpectedly earlier this month. She was 52.
Kramer joined the DSS staff in 2016, helping students with their studies, organization skills and time management. A certified life coach, Kramer spent time developing workshops for students to succeed both within and beyond the DSS office.
Those who knew Kramer said she was committed to ensuring the best for students and always brought a spirit of generosity to her work and those around her.