Equity and Diversity Action Committee

The Equity and Diversity Action Committee (EDAC) responds to resolutions from sessions that deal with the issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in hiring, equal opportunity, and cultural diversity in the curriculum.EDAC recommends strategies that promote student equity and student success, including effective teaching and student learning styles and fostering a campus climate conducive to faculty diversity and student achievement. The committee provides overall guidance to colleges and recommendations to the Executive Committee with regard to the inquiry, design, and implementation of Guided Pathways frameworks and engages in broad, and inclusive discussion and inquiry about the diversity, action and inclusion integral in the Guided Pathways approach, framework and evidence. The Committee advises the Executive Committee on guidelines, laws and regulations relating to equal opportunity and cultural diversity and promotes the integration of equity and diversity issues in appropriate ASCCC activities. Revised spring 2021

Current Members
Member Term
Karen Chow 2023-24 Chair
Kimberley H. Stiemke 2023-24
Melissa Leal 2023-24
Cherise Mantia 2023-24
Emily Phuong Banh 2023-24
Monica Esquivel 2023-24
Edgar Perez 2023-24
Janue Johnson 2023-24
Christopher Cardona 2023-24
Maria Figueroa 2023-24
Academic Year Meetings

2021-2022 Meeting Schedule

  • August 24, 2021 @ 4:00--6:00 p.m.
  • September 13 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • October 11 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • November 8 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • December 13 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • January 10 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • February 14 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • March 14 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • April 11 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
  • May 9 @ 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.

Current Agendas/minutes

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Resolutions

Title Sort descending Session Year Category Status
Effective Practices for Student Equity Spring 2007 Equity and Diversity Found Not Feasible
Ensure Equal Access for All Qualified California Community College Students to College Promise Funds Fall 2017 Financial Aid Assigned
Ensuring Anti-racist California Community College Online Faculty Training Materials Spring 2023 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office Assigned
Equal Employment Opportunity Best Practices Spring 2006 Equity and Diversity Completed
ESL Equity Impact Caused by Termination of Common Assessment Initiative Fall 2017 Diversity and Equity Assigned
Establishment of District EEO Plan Advisory Committee Spring 2006 Equity and Diversity Completed
Faculty Access to Diversity and Equity Research Fall 2007 Equity and Diversity Completed
Faculty Diversity Spring 2001 Equity and Diversity Completed
Faculty Hiring Resources Spring 2010 Academic Senate In Progress
Faculty Hiring Training Spring 2006 Equity and Diversity Completed
Faculty Role in Hiring Procedures Fall 2001 Equity and Diversity Completed
Faculty/Student Demographics Spring 1999 Equity and Diversity Completed
Fair and Effective Hiring Practices Spring 2002 Equity and Diversity Completed
Focus Groups on Diversity Spring 2009 Equity and Diversity Completed
Gender Equity in Athletics Spring 1997 Students Completed
Hiring Abuses Fall 1997 Equity and Diversity Completed
Hiring Committee Training Fall 2002 Equity and Diversity Completed
Hiring of Diverse Candidates Fall 2002 Equity and Diversity Completed
Honors Programs Fall 1999 Students Completed
Honors Programs and Student Equity Spring 2007 Equity and Diversity Assigned
In Support of All-Gender Restrooms on California Community College Campuses Spring 2019 General Concerns Assigned
In Support of Identifying and Addressing the Need for LGBTQIA+ Student Centers on All California Community College Campuses Spring 2023 Diversity and Equity Assigned
Inclusion of English Language Learners in Equity and Scorecard Categories Fall 2016 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office Assigned
Incorporating Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Accessibility (IDEAA) Principles Explicitly into Title 5, §53200 Fall 2022 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office In Progress
Infusing Cultural Competence Spring 2014 Diversity and Equity Ongoing

Rostrums

Title Sort descending Issue Year
Equity and Diversity. Implementation and the Role of Local Senates October 2003
Equity Metrics - Developing Inclusive Strategies in a Diverse World May 2006
Explicit Bias July 2020
Facilitating the Success of ALL Students September 2010
Faculty Hiring Processes April 2018
Faculty Involvement in the Student Equity and Achievement Program April 2020
Focus on Equity and Diversity (Interviews with Stanback Stroud Diversity Award winner, Nicholas Arnold, and Regina Stanback Stroud) September 2010
Getting to the Truth of It All: The Role and Impact of Critical Race Theory on Community Colleges November 2021
Gitcho' Mind Right: Why Confronting Unconscious Bias Must Become an Actionable Item July 2020
Good Questions Deserve Good - Answers: Screening to Increase Diversity September 2010
Hispanic? Yes or No? Just How Effective Are The New Ethnicity Data Gathering Instruments? September 2009
How I Have Taught Lessons on Issues of Race July 2020
How to Start Antiracist Work: Faculty Hiring Practices for Diversification July 2020
In the Wake of George Floyd: An Open Letter to College Educators Across the Nation July 2020
Infusing Cultural Competency, Diversity, and Equity September 2014
Institutional Responsibility for Student Success December 2006
Knowing About the model Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Is a Good Start May 2007
One Size Does Not Fit All February 2006
Perceptions of Campus Climate and Engagement for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community College Students September 2012
Preliminary Results from the Survey of Community College Honor Programs: Student Equity Implications May 2007
Project Empowerment September 2008
Regina Stanback Stroud Diversity Award December 2007
Selective Enforcement: Disparities in Tenure July 2020
Separate but Equal?: The Brown v. Board of Education Decision, Then and Now March 2004
Shifting from Passion to Purpose: Moving Past Our Emotions So We Can Do What’s Right All the Time July 2020

Publications

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Past members

Past Members
Term: 2020-21
Member Term
LaTonya Parker 2020-21 Chair
Virginia "Ginni" May 2020-21
Jamar London 2020-21
LaTanga Hardy 2020-21
Peggy Campo 2020-21
Abdimalik A. Buul 2020-21
Term: 2021-22
Member Term
Michelle Bean 2021-22 Chair
Robert L. Stewart Jr. 2021-22
Leslie Shull 2021-22
Juan Arzola 2021-22
Hermelinda Rocha 2021-22
Theresa Oda-Burns 2021-22
Roberto Rubalcaba 2021-22
Nadia Khan 2021-22
Mohamed Sharif-Idiris 2021-22
Term: 2022-23
Member Term
Manuel Vélez 2022-23 Chair
Karen Chow 2022-23
Adrean Askerneese 2022-23
Melissa Leal 2022-23
Jamar London 2022-23
Maria Wright 2022-23
Carina Love 2022-23

Past Agenda/minutes

Term 2021-22
Document Notes Term
EDAC_May 2022_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_August 2021_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_August 2021_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_September 2021_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_September 2021_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_October 2021_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_October 2021_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_November 2021_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_November 2021_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_December 2021_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_December 2021_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_January 2022_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_January 2022_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_February 2022_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_February 2022_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_March 2022_Agenda.docx 2021-22
EDAC_March 2022_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_April 2022 IN PERSON_Minutes.pdf 2021-22
EDAC_May 2022_Agenda.docx 2021-22
Term 2020-21
Document Notes Term
ASCCC EDAC Minutes 3-11-2021 -1.docx GM.docx 2020-21
EDAC Meeting Minutes Thursday May 20 2021.docx 2020-21
EDAC MINUTES Thursday April 8 2021.docx 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 26 September 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 27 February 2017.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 24 April 2017 .pdf 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 23 January 2017 .pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 23 January 2017 .pdf 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 12 December 2016 .pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 12 December 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 21 November 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 21 November 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 24 October 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 24 October 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 24 April 2017 .pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 26 September 2016.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Agenda 27 February 2017 .pdf 2020-21
EDAC Meeting 9.14.2018.pdf 2020-21
EDAC Minutes 9.14.2018.pdf 2020-21
ASCCC EDAC Minutes 2020 11-18-2020 Approved.docx 2020-21
ASCCC EDAC Minutes 2020 10-7-2020 Approved.docx 2020-21
ASCCC EDAC Minutes 2020 9-2-2020 Approved.docx 2020-21
EDAC Meeting Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Minutes.docx 2020-21
ASCCC EDAC Minutes 2-25-2021 1.docx Post.docx 2020-21
ASCCC EDAC Minutes 2-25-2021 1.docx Post.docx 2020-21

Resources

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