Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Columbia School of Social Work is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and policies in classrooms, social spaces, offices, and all interactions between CSSW students, faculty, and staff. The Office was created as a result of a student-led initiative to demonstrate a commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion. The DEI Office oversees and develops programming and services that link issues of diversity, multiculturalism, inclusion, intersectionality, and social justice for students, faculty, and staff, including:- facilitating affinity group-based supportive spaces, workshops and trainings for students, faculty and staff
- organizing school-wide heritage celebrations.
- collaborating with student caucuses; and
- providing mediation services.
Contents
Initiatives
News & Events
Check out what the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion has been up to lately. You can read some news about our initiatives and you can also check out events we are hosting or co-hosting in the future.News Events
DEI Media Archives
An archive of fully captioned video recordings of previous events – lectures, workshops, conversations, celebrations – hosted by DEI and PDSA.See archives
DEI Team
Karma Lowe Senior Associate Dean for DEI, Enrollment and Community Engagement | knl3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2364 | Room 531 |
Lorenzo A Shaw-Graham Assistant Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ls3488@columbia.edu | 212-853-7045 | Room 532 |
Sarah Dottor Project Coordinator, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | sd3571@columbia.edu | ||
Visit Our Space in Room 533
The home for the School of Social Work’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is the first space you see when exiting the elevator on the 5th floor of the Social Work Building. It contains
- A student lounge area, the primary space for programming and community building for CSSW’s students of color and LGBTQIA+ students
- Offices for the Senior Associate Dean for DEI, Enrollment and Community Engagement and the Assistant Director of DEI
To reserve the lounge, student groups should contact swdei@columbia.edu. When not reserved, the space is available as a general lounge area, open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday.
Questions/concerns? Contact us: swdei@columbia.edu