
Developing Leaders
Building Leadership Capacity Cooperatively Across Chancellor-led Units
Inclusive Leadership Matters
We aim to: 1) promote understanding of how bias and discrimination along visible and invisible identity lines can disrupt recruitment and retention efforts, 2) highlight how issues of institutional culture impact climate and unit culture, and 3) build confidence in the ability of leaders to act in real time when instances of inequity appear.
Inclusive Leadership Academy
The Inclusive Leadership Network hosts this cohort-based program to equip academic and administrative leaders to engage in critical self-reflection, foster positive relationships, and work toward institutional transformation within their scope and areas of responsibility.
Workshop Topics:
- "Equity Fundamentals for Leaders I & II" facilitated by Dr. Crystal Bedley and Kaylin Padovano, LMSW
- "Learning How to Mentor Across Difference" facilitated by the Faculty Diversity Collaborative
- "Leading Productive Conversations about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" facilitated by Dr. Christine Goldthwaite and Dr. Herminio Perez
- "Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goals" facilitated by Dr. Christina Bifulco and Dr. Chris Drue
- "Orientation to Inclusive Leadership Academy" facilitated by University Equity and Inclusion in partnership with University Human Resources–Organizational and Talent Development
Registration for Spring 2025 has closed.

Collaborating to Increase Impact
The Inclusive Leadership Network (ILN) is a mechanism to foster collaboration between organizational units to expand the inclusive leadership development opportunities available to academic and administrative leaders who are responsible for hiring, retention, promotion, and advancement to leadership. The ILN partners cooperatively host the Inclusive Leadership Academy, a series of workshops focused on building the capacity of leaders to create and sustain inclusive climates.


Implementing the Diversity Plan
The University Diversity Strategic Plan highlighted building the capacity of leaders to create inclusive climates as one of five university priorities.
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