The 2018 Campus Inclusion Climate Survey was UNT’s first, with Shani Barrax Moore — the director of diversity and inclusion in UNT’s Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity — leading the effort, and master’s student Zahra Khalaf analyzing and providing context to the data and determining the best way to use it to facilitate intentional inclusion. An overview of the results was presented via webinar on Oct. 12, in which Moore and Vice President of Institutional Equity and Diversity Joanne Woodard delved into some of the key takeaways. As a result of the survey, which will likely be administered again in another three years, divisions and colleges across UNT have formed diversity and inclusion councils to create action plans based on the data specific to their unit. Moore also is working with divisions and organizations across the university to create focus groups to better understand what led to the responses.

In this episode, we discuss:

● The results of the survey, including the biggest surprises and how the data compares to that of other institutions.

● How UNT is working to meet the vast array of experiences and expectations of students and faculty/staff on campus in areas including race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability and military status.

● How the results of the survey will inform initiatives moving forward.

Featured in this episode are:

● Shani Barrax Moore, director of diversity and inclusion in UNT’s Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity

● Zahra Khalaf, who has a Ph.D. in psychology and is earning a master’s in women’s and gender studies at UNT, and works as a graduate student assistant in the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity

Helpful links:

● Check out the survey results and watch the webinar: https://ied.unt.edu/climate-survey-results

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