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Series of Workshops Offered This Spring

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OIE is offering foundational and topic specific workshops, which will provide Duke community members with education and support related to key issues on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The free workshops are open to staff, faculty, and students interested in enhancing skills and workplace culture in their departments. Seats are still available for the Thursday, March 30th Discrimination & Harassment session from 2-3:30 PM, the Tuesday, April 25th Generational Diversity in the Workplace session from 10-11:30 AM, and the Tuesday, May 9th Diversity: What's COVID Got To Do With It session from 10-11:30 AM.

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Women's History Month 2023

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Duke Celebrates Women's History Month by Spotlighting Women in Roles Historically Held by Men, as well as other stories about the many women across Duke who have demonstrated leadership, new ideas, and have made an impact.

 

 

Duke Climate Commitment

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The Duke Climate Commitment is a university-wide, impact-oriented initiative to address the climate crisis by creating sustainable and equitable solutions that place society on the path toward a resilient, flourishing, carbon-neutral world. Through education, research, external engagement and campus operations, the Duke Climate Commitment seeks to imagine, design and implement a sustainable future for all.

 

 

Duke University Institutional Statement of Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

Learn about Anti-Racism at Duke and also visit OIE's OIE Anti-Racism Resources page.

 

 

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2023 Samuel DuBois Cook Award Winners with Kim Hewitt and Mrs. Sylvia Cook

2023 Cook Society Awards

Each year, the Samuel DuBois Cook Society honors Duke staff, students, faculty, and local community members for their community leadership and social activism. On Monday, February 13, we celebrated the five winners and we are grateful for their extraordinary contributions to Duke and Durham!

Pictured from left: Kim Hewitt, Vice President for Institutional Equity; Kansi Udochukwu (Samuel DuBois Cook Society Undergraduate Student Award); Brigit Maria Carter (Raymond Gavins Distinguished Faculty Award); Mrs. Sylvia Cook; Kamillah Jena Kassam (Samuel DuBois Cook Society Graduate Student Award); Eunice Sanders, sister of Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal (Distinguished Service Award); Lisa Davis (Samuel DuBois Cook Society Staff Award). Photo by HuthPhoto

Read the Duke Today story covering the event!

Learn more about this years winners.

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Complaints and Concerns

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Duke University's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is focused on the safety of staff, faculty, students, health care providers, and the public we serve. The Office for Institutional Equity will follow Duke COVID-19 guidelines for all in-person meetings, workshops, and events. Communication concerning masking and if activities will be held in-person or virtually will be made in advance and changes will be communicated as soon as possible. Please visit the Duke Coronavirus Response webpage for more information.

Duke is dedicated to creating a work and learning environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. If you have a concern about either of these issues, the Office for Institutional Equity is here to help. We can answer your questions, connect you to resources, or help you file a complaint. Duke policies prohibit retaliation against anyone for coming forward with a concern or for submitting a complaint.

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Sexual Misconduct & Title IX

Duke is proactive in its efforts to address and reduce instances of sexual misconduct, including sexual violence, in order to create and maintain a welcoming learning and working environment. It’s our responsibility to ensure compliance with federal law by demonstrating that our programs are operated in a manner consistent with Title VII and Title IX regulations and provisions, as well as the Violence Against Women Act.

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Training, Workshops, and Educational Sessions

⚠ NOTICE

Duke University's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is focused on the safety of staff, faculty, students, health care providers, and the public we serve. The Office for Institutional Equity will follow Duke COVID-19 guidelines for all in-person meetings, workshops, and events. The office will specify when OIE investigations, meetings, and workshops will be held in-person or remotely via Zoom. The office will also specify when masking is preferred. Please visit the Duke Coronavirus Response webpage for more information.

Duke is committed to support its diverse community by providing a variety of training and workshops designed to help Duke staff comply with university regulations related to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, discrimination, and equal opportunity. The Office for Institutional Equity also offers customized workshops on intercultural education and building cultural competence, anti-racism, the power of diversity, unconscious bias, applied skills in conflict avoidance and resolution, and more. In addition, we provide resources and support specific to the Duke Health community. Join us for our new Fall 2021 Workshop series designed to provide education and support on key issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. The workshops are open to the Duke community, in particular to staff interested in increasing skill and workplace culture in their departments. Registration is required for each session.

Education

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Affirmative Action Programs, Equitable Hiring & Promotion Practices, and Data Evaluation

The Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action area of the Office for Institutional Equity is responsible for:

  • Preparing Duke's Affirmative Action Plans (AAPs) and Equal Employment Opportunity reports (EEOs);
  • Implementing Duke’s policies on Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action related to pay discrimination and prejudicial promotion practices, including performing investigations;
  • Conducting federally mandated and internal EEO data analytics;
  • Providing consultation services, education, and training;
  • Serving as liaison between Duke and governmental agencies in areas of contract compliance, reporting, and regulatory matters.

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