DEI Committee (2022-2023 Academic Year)
Theme: Reviewing Legal Implications of Race, Building Community, and Cultivating Cultural Humility
Faculty
- Romie Griesmer
- Sara Hildebrand
- Cathy Kilian
- Alicia Kelly, Ex Officio, Interim Dean
- Luke Scheuer, Co-chair
Administrators
- Joseph Farris, Co-Chair, Assistant Dean for DEI
- LeaNora Ruffin, Assistant Dean for Career Development
Alumni
- Carlene Clark (‘19)
- Jocelyn Mendez (‘21)
- Adam Gershen (‘22)
Student Representatives
- Claritza Cruz (2L)
- Nathaniel Griesbaum (2L)
2021-2022 Academic Year
Theme: Reviewing Legal Implications of Race, Building Community, and Cultivating Cultural Humility
In general, this year’s focus is on community, legal heritage (implications, history, complications of legal treatment of race) and cultural humility.
DEI Committee (2021-2022 Academic Year)
| Joseph Farris | Co-Chair | jdfarris@widener.edu | Dean - DEI |
| Alan Garfield | Co-Chair | aegarfield@widener.edu | Professor |
Events & Programming Subcommittee
| Alan Garfield | Chair | aegarfield@widener.edu | Professor |
| Carlene Clark | carlenesclark@gmail.com | Alum | |
| Charmi Patel | cpatel2@widener.edu | Student Leader | |
| Jennifer Morrell | jmorrell@widener.edu | Professor | |
| Mary Ellen Maatman | mmaatman@widener.edu | Professor |
Transformative Culture & Engagement Sub-Committee
| Cathy Kilian | czkilian@widener.edu | Professor | |
| Francis Catania | fjcatania@widener.edu | Professor | |
| LeaNora Ruffin | ljruffin@widener.edu | Student Leader | |
| Jocelyn Mendez | Chair | Jocelyn.Mendez@delaware.gov | Alum |
| Nicole Stokes | nicole.stokes@delaware.gov | Alum | |
| Tracey Baker | tdbaker@widener.edu | Student Leader |
Audit & Incident Response Sub-Committee
| Alice Earkin | aeakin@widener.edu | Dean of Students/Professor | |
| Alicia Kelly | abkelly@widener.edu | Academic & Faculty Dean/Professor | |
| Joseph Farris | jdfarris@widener.edu | DEI Dean | |
| Rosemarie Griesmer | Chair | rgriesmer@widener.edu | Professor |
| Wilson Gualpa | WGualpa@morrisjames.com | Alum |
2020-2021 Academic Year
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee was formed in the Fall of 2020. The membership was deliberately constituted to include faculty, administrators, current students, and alumni. The first DEI Committee comprised the following members:
- Professor John Culhane, Co-Chair
- Professor Erin Daly, Co-Chair
- Carlene Clark, Esq., Alumna
- Alice Eakin, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
- Wilson Gualpa, Esq., Alumnus
- Alicia Kelly, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ex officio)
- Professor James May
- Jocelyn Mendez, Student (class of 2021)
- Professor Nyla Millar
- LeaNora Ruffin, Assistant Dean, Career Development
- Nicole Stokes, Student (class of 2021)
- Professor Serena Williams