Racial Equity Action Plan

Based on the recommendations of the DSI Task Force on Racial Equity, the initial DSI Racial Equity Action Plan includes the following:

• Create a faculty-led DSI Race and Equity Advisory Council by January 2021.

• Add a DSI Racial Equity Statement to the DSI website.

• Require proposals to the DSI Seed Grant program to state explicitly how projects will ensure that the data collected and analyzed are done in a fair, just, and ethical manner.

• Promote research that addresses issues on racial equity and fairness in data science, e.g., in training data, machine learning algorithms and models, and automated decision making.

• Instill a culture of shared responsibility among DSI staff, faculty, and researchers for upholding the

DSI commitment to racial equity and justice.

• Actively seek racially diverse individuals to apply to DSI programs.

• Collaborate with university partners, including the School of Engineering and Applied Science and

Arts and Sciences, on actions to support racial diversity, equity, and inclusion for the M.S. in data science program.

• Continue to support the DSI Task Force on Racial Equity through Fall 2020: (a) to establish partnerships with external organizations toward achieving shared goals on racial equity; (b) to address issues of climate and culture; and (c) to develop plans for a DSI Working Group on Race and Equity.