Staff MIT Alison Alden VP for HR Administrative and Fiscal Officers Meeting November 5, 2008

2 MIT How diverse are we? How well does the MIT environment support diversity? What are our goals and focus? What is the Diversity Leadership Congress about? What else is happening? What kind of help is there for me?

3 How diverse are we? MIT Staff Diversity by Gender, 2008* * As of September, 2008

4 How diverse are we? MIT Staff Diversity by Race/Ethnicity, 2008* * As of September, 2008 TOTAL MINORITY 14% TOTAL MINORITY 18% TOTAL MINORITY 26%

5 How diverse are we? * Includes URM/Under Represented Minority (URM-Black non-Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic), and Asian/Pacific Islander Population Source: Demographic Survey of Faculty and Staff at Select Institutions 2006 Annual Survey, Administered by Duke University, Office for institutional Equity, published October 2007

6 How well does the MIT environment support diversity? Real issues Focus tends to be on representation Inclusion is important Campus awareness, openness, education

7 Goals and focus “ The best talent in the world wants to join MIT” To do that, we need to: Build a balanced workforce Nurture a campus climate of inclusion and respect for differences Leverage our diverse talent Build commitment among our leaders for achieving our diversity goal

8 Diversity Leadership Congress – Purpose The making of the congress… President Hockfield’s initiative: “We can do better.” Commitment to value and foster a diverse community Inspire leadership in diversity Learn from others who have made progress Continue to build a dialogue on diversity

9 Diversity Leadership Congress & YOU Back Bay meeting Campus events What comes after

10 What else is happening? COMPLETE Affirmative Action Plans campus-wide Building stronger pipelines of diverse candidates Staff Diversity Council (Presidential Advisory Group) Many local efforts (Medical, Lincoln Lab, Libraries) New Director of Staff Diversity IN PROCESS DLC recruiting strategies and commitment Staff Diversity web site Diversity embedded in all leadership programs Training on bias, inclusion, and cultural competence

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