The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) is responsible for informing and making recommendations to the Senate in matters pertaining to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Specific matters for review and advice may include:

• awareness and education (best practices to build a campus culture that promotes DEI)
• faculty affairs (e.g., recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, representation, and compensation of faculty)
• advocacy (internal and external communications and events promoting inclusiveness in all aspects of campus life)
• research and scholarship (e.g., systematic review of data, policies, and programs to assess the status of women and underrepresented minorities in all aspects of faculty affairs).

The DEIC and Faculty Development Committee (FDC) will work together to avoid duplication of efforts. The DEIC will also collaborate with the FDC in order to support improved diversity, equity, and inclusion within existing faculty development initiatives. The DEIC works with UAB’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), the Office of the Provost, the Office of Institutional Analysis, and the VPR and collaborates with other Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate when appropriate.

The membership of the DEIC committee will include a representative from UAB’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI).

The 2023-2024 DEIC Committee is chaired by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Associate Professor, UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry - Behavioral Neurobiology. The Vice Chair is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Professor, Collat School of Business, Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods (MISQ).

Agendas and minutes of the DEIC committee, if prepared, are available to access, go to the login information page; read all of the login information; then select the link in the “Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Other Documents” section. Then login to our SharePoint website. Then, in the far left vertical menu, and click on the committee’s name (if the committee’s name is not displaying, then click on the arrow next to the word “committees” in the menu.)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Members