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    "page_content": "<p><strong>2021-2022 Academic Year</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>Theme</strong><strong>: Reviewing Legal Implications of Race, Building Community, and Cultivating Cultural Humility</strong></p>\r\n<p>In general, this year&rsquo;s focus is on community, legal heritage (implications, history, complications of legal treatment of race) and cultural humility.</p>\r\n<h5>DEI Committee (2021-2022 Academic Year)</h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Joseph Farris</td>\r\n<td>Co-Chair</td>\r\n<td>jdfarris@widener.edu</td>\r\n<td>Dean - DEI</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alan Garfield</td>\r\n<td>Co-Chair</td>\r\n<td>aegarfield@widener.edu</td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h5>Events &amp; Programming Subcommittee</h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alan Garfield</td>\r\n<td>Chair</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:aegarfield@widener.edu\">aegarfield@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Carlene Clark</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:carlenesclark@gmail.com\">carlenesclark@gmail.com</a></td>\r\n<td>Alum</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Charmi Patel</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:cpatel2@widener.edu\">cpatel2@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Student Leader</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Jennifer Morrell</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:jmorrell@widener.edu\">jmorrell@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Mary Ellen Maatman</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:mmaatman@widener.edu\">mmaatman@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h5>Transformative Culture &amp; Engagement Sub-Committee</h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Cathy Kilian</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:czkilian@widener.edu\">czkilian@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Francis Catania</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:fjcatania@widener.edu\">fjcatania@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>LeaNora Ruffin</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:ljruffin@widener.edu\">ljruffin@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Student Leader</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Jocelyn Mendez</td>\r\n<td>Chair</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:Jocelyn.Mendez@delaware.gov\">Jocelyn.Mendez@delaware.gov</a></td>\r\n<td>Alum</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Nicole Stokes</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:nicole.stokes@delaware.gov\">nicole.stokes@delaware.gov</a></td>\r\n<td>Alum</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Tracey Baker</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:tdbaker@widener.edu\">tdbaker@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Student Leader</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h5>Audit &amp; Incident Response Sub-Committee</h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alice Earkin</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:aeakin@widener.edu\">aeakin@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Dean of Students/Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alicia Kelly</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:abkelly@widener.edu\">abkelly@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Academic &amp; Faculty Dean/Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Joseph Farris</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:jdfarris@widener.edu\">jdfarris@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>DEI Dean</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Rosemarie Griesmer</td>\r\n<td>Chair</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:rgriesmer@widener.edu\">rgriesmer@widener.edu</a></td>\r\n<td>Professor</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Wilson Gualpa</td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"mailto:WGualpa@morrisjames.com\">WGualpa@morrisjames.com</a></td>\r\n<td>Alum</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h5>Goals</h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Prepare our students to successfully understand diverse perspectives and backgrounds by teaching critical thinking, empathy, and a deeper appreciation of others.</li>\r\n<li>Create an inclusive, equitable, culturally competent, and supportive environment where students, faculty and staff model behavior that enriches our community.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h5>Update</h5>\r\n<p>January 2022 started off by addressing multiple points of DLS&rsquo;s Strategic Plan where DLS members strive to be racial justice educators and advocates, providing awareness and educational opportunities through the 21-day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge, DEI student training, a Conversation for Understanding Town Hall that created a platform for students to raise and discuss DEI-relevant concerns with faculty and the administration, workshops to discuss bias and microaggressions in the law school and workplace, along with various messaging through flyers, posters, emails and social media related to DEI awareness building.</p>\r\n<p>The DEI Committee will build upon these efforts through Community Conversations and other targeted programming, student and faculty engagement, auditing and review of DLS approaches along with strategizing appropriate positions regarding the Clery Act and responses to DEI-related incidents, among other things.</p>",
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