ODI leads initiatives to assess and sustain Brown’s commitment to a strong and supportive campus climate, while also maintaining pioneering academic collaborations and partnerships to cultivate talent and expand leadership in higher education for students and scholars from a broad range of backgrounds.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Initiatives
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion leads a range of initiatives and partnerships that strengthen and expand a diverse and inclusive campus and build pipelines of diverse talent across higher education.
Initiatives
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion leads a range of initiatives and partnerships that strengthen and expand a diverse and inclusive campus and build pipelines of diverse talent across higher education.
The Brown-Tougaloo Partnership is a pioneering partnership between Brown University and Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, that was established during the Civil Rights Movement and serves as an enduring national model for academic and cultural exchange.
Housed at Brown, the consortium of institutions in the Leadership Alliance expands research pathways and workforce opportunities to promote cultural diversity in the workforce nationwide.
Administrative Fellows Program
The Administrative Fellows Program is a dynamic, 9-month leadership development program for Brown University staff members designed to advance leadership skills in higher education and build skills to foster diverse and inclusive working and learning environments at Brown. Through experiential learning, cultural exploration, community engagement opportunities, and professional networking and mentorship, the Administrative Fellows are supported to develop their leadership identity and serve as stewards for an inclusive and diverse University community.
The annual application process for the Administrative Fellows Program opens in the summer, and information is provided in communications to the campus and on this page when the application process opens.
Brown University HBCU Collaborative
Building on the historic Brown-Tougaloo Partnership, the University is working to expand innovative collaborations with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that will encourage collaborative research, promote faculty development, build infrastructure capacity at participating HBCUs, and inspire leadership in higher education and policy development.
Building upon Brown’s legacy as a leader in higher education that is committed to inclusion and diversity, the University is working to develop new partnerships that can help meet the challenges and opportunities that HBCUs face and secure a sustainable future for HBCUs.
Campus Climate Survey
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion regularly conducts a confidential, online Campus Climate Survey to better understand and improve community members' learning, living and working experiences at Brown. Developed by Brown in collaboration with professional polling agencies, the survey advances the University’s efforts to strengthen equitable, inclusive and collaborative learning environments, expand resources and training, and enhance related policies.
Data from the most recent campus climate survey is available on the Climate, Diversity and Inclusion page of the Office of Institutional Research website.
Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP)
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is responsible for working with campus partners to ensure ongoing implementation of the DIAP, Brown's comprehensive strategic plan that drives efforts across campus to create and sustain a diverse and inclusive community necessary for the advancement of knowledge, learning and discovery.
Funding
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion manages two funding programs for initiatives aligned with the University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion as essential for academic excellence. The Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) Fund assists departments, centers and institutes as they work to prioritize actions in six areas that further Brown’s mission: People, Academic Excellence, Curriculum, Community, Knowledge, and Accountability. The separate Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion Fund is for projects that contribute to creating an inclusive environment for undergraduate, graduate, and/or medical students at Brown through recruitment initiatives, creative programming and opportunities.
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year program at Brown that supports innovative, early-career Ph.D. graduates who are advancing diverse perspectives and scholarship in a range of fields and research areas, including the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences and engineering. This program is administered by ODI in partnership with the Office of the Provost. The annual application process for the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship opens in the fall and is advertised on this page and in communications to the campus when the application is live.