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Tool 4 Data, Transparency, and Dialogue

Each unit should have the institutional research capacity, or access to it at the level of the central University, to diagnose disparities in the quality of experience for each constituency by demographic group. Each unit should also have the institutional research capacity to measure its progress toward inclusive excellence. Finally, School- and unit-wide community discussions about data and progress reports in venues like town halls can help build cultures of transparency and contribute to iterative improvement.

HKS Class Discussion Software

HKS is prototyping cloud-based softwarethat tracks how frequently — or infrequently — students join class discussions.The software can produce charts that showstudents’ gender and nationality, ranking them by those who have participated least.This system is just one tool faculty canadopt to create a classroom environment where more students feel welcome to chime in and professors can level the playingfield. Nine faculty members are using thisnew software in 13 classes with more than 300 students.

Takeaway

This School is developing systems to leverage data in order...

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CHAN Schoolwide Climate Survey

In 2016 the Chan School completed aSchoolwide climate survey that examinedinclusion and belonging for all constituents. The survey data were collected and analyzed by an outside agency (the Culturally Engaging Campus EnvironmentsProject) and are available to all, and the findings were also presented in a number of live forums. During the last threeyears, the School has included questions on diversity and inclusion in student and staff exit surveys and has also added thesequestions to course evaluations. Exit surveyand course evaluation D&I questions are used for quality-improvement...

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