Who we are...
The Academic Center for Equity and Inclusion (or “Academic Center”) organizes scholarly and pedagogical activities that advance St. John's University's commitment to an inclusive and equitable University community. The Academic Center exists to foster personal and institutional accountability for the University’s mission of “respect for the rights of every person” and advancement of the global common good. Thus, we aim to repair damage caused by social injustices and oppose all forms of oppression that harm our community, based upon race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, ability, political status, partisan affiliation, or religious membership.
What we do...
As an "Academic Center," we organize and catalyze the following scholarly and pedagogical activities:
- Research and Publication. Assist and advise academic units in their support of faculty research and scholarship on equity and inclusion topics.
- Literacy and Pedagogy. Support and facilitate opportunities to develop equity literacy, inclusive curriculum, and anti-oppression pedagogies.
- Institutional Accountability and Recognition. Advise those who monitor academic units’ efforts to implement equity and inclusion plans, and advocate for recognition of faculty who cultivate campus equity and inclusion programming.
- Collaborative Learning. Nurture and expand University spaces for collaborative critical inquiry, co-curricular engagement, and community partnership regarding equity and inclusion.
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Our Plan
ACEI Operational Priorities
- Establish and sustain a climate where communication about race, racism, racial disparities, and antiracism can flourish
- Organize strategic collective action to change oppressive practices and policies within and beyond the University
- Enhance faculty-driven advancement of anti-oppressive practices in curriculum, co-curricular initiatives, pedagogy, and production of knowledge
- Enhance faculty-driven skill-building in the areas of pedagogy, administrative decision-making, leadership, service, and research to support ongoing learning for social justice
- Formalize process by which data is collected and evaluated in collaboration with university stakeholders to determine if the Academic Center’s outcomes are being achieved.
Our Team
Director, Manouchkathe Cassagnol, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
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718-990-1597
St. Augustine Hall, Room 402
Department Assistant
Kamanie Jialal
Department Assistant Secretary
Academic Center for Equity & Inclusion
St.Augustine Hall, 402
[email protected]
718-990-1581
Our Coalition
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Manouchkathe Cassagnol, Chair
Andre McKenzie, Vice Provost
Nada Llewellyn, Chief Diversity Officer
Jared Littman, Grants and Sponsored research
Paul Desmarais, Online Learning Services
Julia Upton, Provost Emerita and Distinguished Professor of Theology
Gina Florio, Associate Professor, Chair Strategic Priorities Review Team
Jeremy Cruz, Assistant Professor
Raj Chetty, Assistant Professor
Cynthia Phillips, Director of Center for Teaching and Learning
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Heather Robertson, Chair, Inclusive Teaching and Learning subcommittee*
Joanne Carroll, Chair, Institutional Accountability and mission subcommittee*
Sharon Marshall, Chair, Inclusive Campus climate and communication subcommittee*
Robert Fanuzzi, Chair, Assessment and Reporting subcommittee*
Sophie Bell, Chair, Personal and Professional Development subcommittee*
Ingrid Fray, Faculty Equity and Inclusion Liason*
*Executive committee members also serve on the advisory committee
St. John's University Library Resources
New Databases
Gender Watch
Latino American Experience: The American Mosaic
African American Experience: The American Mosaic
African American Studies Center
Book Club Selections
Is Everyone Really Equal? An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education (Second Edition) by Ozlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo
Culturally Responsive Teaching by Geneva Gay
Engaging the "Race Question": Accountability and Equity in U.S. Higher Education by Alicia C. Dowd and Estela Mara Bensimon
First Freire: Early Writings in Social Justice Education by Carlos Alberto Torres
Race Frameworks: A Multidimensional Theory of Racism and Education by Zeus Leonardo
LGBTQ Youth and Education: Policies and Practices by Cris Mayo
Asians in the Ivory Tower: Dilemmas of Racial Inequality in American Higher Education by Robert T. Teranishi
Diversity and Equity in Science Education: Research, Policy, and Practice by Okhee Lee and Cory A. Buxton