2020–2021 DEI Advisory Committee
This committee is charged with improving the systematic attention given to concerns related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. In addition to faculty and administrators, there are multiple student members. This committee typically meets once per month.
| Melissa Begg Dean, Columbia School of Social Work; Professor |
cssw-dean@columbia.edu |
| Karma Lowe Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Community Engagement |
knl3@Columbia.edu |
| Desmond Patton Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Curriculum Innovation; Associate Professor |
dp2787@columbia.edu |
| Moira Curtain Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Dean of Students; Adjunct Lecturer |
mac17@columbia.edu |
| Carmela Alcántara Associate Dean, Doctoral Education; Associate Professor |
ca2543@columbia.edu |
| Kathryne Leak Associate Dean, Field & Education |
khl6@columbia.edu |
| Michael Lovaglio Associate Dean, Enrollment Management |
ML3992@columbia.edu |
| Courtney D. Cogburn Associate Professor |
cc3803@columbia.edu |
| Elwin Wu Professor |
ew157@columbia.edu |
| Samantha C. Winter Assistant Professor |
scw2154@columbia.edu |
| Andrew Hamid Lecturer |
ah168@columbia.edu |
| Rick Greenberg Lecturer |
rg120@columbia.edu |
| Ovita F. Williams Associate Director, Field Education; Executive Director, Action Lab for Social Justice; Adjunct Lecturer |
ofw1@columbia.edu |
| Atavia Whitfield Director, Field Education |
AWW2555@columbia.edu |
| Katherine Rochmat Director, Sponsored Projects |
KSV2104@columbia.edu |
| Adam J. Pellegrini Director, Writing Center |
ap3149@columbia.edu |
| Natasha Stanislas Assistant Director, Admissions |
NZS2103@Columbia.edu |
| Kadence Mitchell Student (Final-Year), Program Coordinator, PDSA |
KMM2346@columbia.edu |
| Mik Berry Student (Final-Year), Program Coordinator, PDSA |
MB4756@columbia.edu |
| Alexis Hajarizadeh Student (Final-Year) |
anh2152@columbia.edu |
| David Robertson Student (Final-Year) |
ddr2136@columbia.edu |
| Meredith Slopen Student (PhD) |
mes2004@columbia.edu |
DEI Advisory Committee Goals
- To promote and support the ongoing recruitment and retention of students, faculty, and staff of color and other underrepresented groups at CSSW
- To support the Academic Affairs team, course conveners and DEI Office in suffusion of the Power, Race, Oppression and Privilege (PROP) framework throughout the curriculum, administrative practices and school policies
- To encourage faculty, students and administrative teams to build collaborative, and mutually-beneficial partnerships between CSSW and communities
- To support the Assistant Dean of DEI in coordinating school-wide DEI strategic planning efforts
To support the Assistant Dean of DEI in developing systems of accountability for social justice, equity, and inclusion work within and beyond CSSW
