ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Using Georgetown McDonough’s 7 Cs framework for DEI, we have established the following goals and already have begun the associated work for 2021–2022.
COMPOSITION What it means We should recruit, admit, retain, and graduate or promote more diverse students, staff, and faculty, especially in terms of race, ethnicity, and gender.
Our goals
> Increasing the percentage of
BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) students, staff, and faculty
> Increase the percentage of
The work underway
> Analysing and correcting
current sources of imbalance
> Reviewing and revising testing, admissions, and application processes
women students and faculty
> Ensuring diverse admissions
diversity of faculty
> Expanding scholarship
related to diversity
> Improving pipelines for student,
> Significantly increase the
> Increase recruiting capacity
panels
opportunities
faculty, and staff recruitment
COMMUNICATION What it means We should communicate more often and more transparently about the composition of the school and our DEI initiatives, data, and outcomes.
Our goals
> Communicate openly and
transparently about DEI data
> Improve mechanisms for
reporting and addressing incidents
> Actively solicit feedback from staff on issues related to DEI
The work underway
> Publishing this DEI report yearly for easy access to data
> Hosting listening sessions with students, faculty, and staff
> Creating new roles (e.g., a student ombuds role) and channels to address communication
> Creating new DEI Council
bringing together students from all McDonough programs and levels
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GEORGETOWN MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS I DEI Report 2021
