The function of the Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Transformation is to advise the Dean on policies, initiatives, and procedures to encourage inclusion and diverse representation among Liberal Arts faculty, staff, and students. Committee activities may include but are not limited to formulating initiatives, supporting proposals for College stakeholders, and helping to keep College strategy aligned with College and University commitments to diversity and inclusion.
Terms expiring in June 2021
Kevin Conaway, Director, Digital Pedagogy and Scholarship, klc129@psu.edu
Brian Patchcoski, Director, Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, bjp226@psu.edu
Laureen Teti, Associate Director of the Child Study Center and Associate Research Professor of Psychology, lot1@psu.edu
Terms expiring in June 2022
Teresa Hamilton, Assistant Teaching Professor of English, tlh40@psu.edu
John Ochoa, Associate Professor of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, jao13@psu.edu
Dawn Witherspoon, McCourtney Family Early Career Professor in Psychology and Associate Professor of Psychology, dpw14@psu.edu
Terms expiring in June 2023
Borja Gutiérrez, Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish, bxg207@psu.edu
Mathias Hanses, Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (Co-Chair), mkh5452@psu.edu
Koraly Perez-Edgar, McCourtney Professor of Child Studies and Professor of Psychology, kxp24@psu.edu
Student member for 2020-2021
Jillian Kerr, junior, majoring in Economics/BA and Philosophy, jmk6857@psu.edu
Serving ex officio
Earl F. Merritt, Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion (Co-Chair), efm1@psu.edu