Making the Grade: DOIT Certificate Program Gives ‘B’ Grades to 12 Institutions

In this roundup, we profile 10 of the 12 institutions that received a grade of B on Pillar IV (Institutional Representation/Composition) of CoopLew’s analysis, as part of the DOIT (Diverse Organizational Impact and Transformation) program. All institutions were asked how they are addressing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in their plans to attract underrepresented professionals to senior level positions and what mechanisms they have in place or are actively developing to onboard, retain, promote and cultivate the pipeline.

Two of the 12 schools that received the grade of B are not included. McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, declined to be interviewed as the campus has sustained considerable damage due to Hurricane Delta. Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad in California did not reply to interview requests.

William & Mary

Dr. Fanchon Glover, chief diversity officer at William & Mary in Virginia, is a member of the executive leadership team of Dr. Katherine A. Rowe, William & Mary’s president. Glover oversees and implements all the diversity initiatives across campus. The current student population is 8,773, with 6,500 of those being undergraduates. 

Glover’s office works closely with the human resources department. In 2019, they

created a plan outlining concepts for faculty hiring that are presently being implemented.