Charge and Committee Focus Areas (2024-2025AY):

Document and evaluate changes to academic freedom following the dissolution of the DEI division, particularly in relation to teaching, scholarship, and service addressing issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity (IDE).

Assess and track shifts in research priorities, funding opportunities, and institutional support related to IDE initiatives, with attention to potential impacts on faculty engaged in this work.

Evaluate the effects of the DEI division’s closure on faculty recruitment, retention, advancement, and campus climate, with particular focus on historically underrepresented and marginalized groups. Recommend strategies to uphold equity and inclusion in these areas.

Faculty Council membership on the committee:
Chair:
Ellen Moore, (A&S), ellen.moore@missouri.edu term exp 7/31/2025

Members:
Neil Fox, (CAFNR), foxn@missouri.edu
Jenny Bossaller (CEHD), bossallerj@missouri.edu,
Liz Harrison, (EXT), eharrison@missouri.edu
Vacant

2023-2024 Faculty Council IDE Annual Report
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