CUNY Council of Chief Librarians: Agendas & Minutes

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CUNY Council of Chief Librarians: Agendas & Minutes

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CUNY Council of Chief Librarians: Agendas & Minutes’s Docs ▸ CCL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Charge

A special initiative of the Council of Chief Librarians’ Personnel and Professional Development Committee, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force identifies best practices and compiles targeted resources to support recruitment, retention, and advancement of diverse faculty to CUNY Libraries.

The Task Force will:

  • promulgate strategies to facilitate retention of faculty of color and other marginalized identities in a dynamic work environment that is inclusive, affirming, and empowering.
  • investigate grant funding to enable internships for LIS minority students, faculty fellowship programs in CUNY Libraries, etc.
  • engage more productively with New York metropolitan area library schools
  • encourage CUNY library support staff to consider pursuing MLS training
  • address promoting harmonious and productive relations between library faculty and support staff in CUNY Libraries

2019-2020 Members: 
Kathleen Dreyer (BMCC), Lisa Finder (LACUNY-Hunter), Raquel Gabriel (Law), Kristin Hart (Queens), Brian Lym (Hunter), Mary Mallery (Brooklyn, Chair), Ian McDermott (LACUNY-LaGuardia), Kenneth Schlesinger (Lehman), Maura Smale (City Tech)