Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity

Committee Charge

The CIED is charged with:

• Advocating with various campus constituencies to ensure active discussions about and focus on issues of diversity;
• Advising the Chancellor on ways to improve the level of faculty diversity on the campus;
• Engaging in research to determine how the level of diversity on our campus compares to other Rutgers campuses and to our peer institutions; and
• Acting as a resource for faculty search committees as they seek to create diverse applicant pools and hire candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.

CIED Members

CIED is itself a diverse collection of faculty members from across Rutgers–Camden.

• Dr. Cynthia Ayres, Associate Professor of Nursing
• Dr. Laurie Bernstein, Associate Professor of History
• Dr. Courtenay Cavanaugh, Associate Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Marie Chevrier, Professor of Public Policy
• Dr. Kenneth Elliott, Associate Professor of Theater
• Dr. Stacia Gilliard-Matthews, Associate Professor of Sociology
• Dr. Wayne Glasker, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of History
• Prof. Joanne Gottesman, Clinical Professor of Law
• Dr. Keith Green, Associate Professor English
• Dr. M.A. Rafey Habib, Professor of English
• Prof. Stacy Hawkins, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Law
• Dr. Tyler Hoffman, Associate Provost and Professor of English
• Dr. Oscar Holmes IV, Assistant Professor of Management
• Greg O’Shea, Human Resources Officer
• Dr. Cyril Reade, Associate Professor of Art and Director, Center for the Arts
• Dr. Lauren Silver, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies
• Dr. Carol Singley, Professor of English
• Dr. Chester Spell, Professor of Management
• Dr. Nyeema Watson, Associate Chancellor for Civic Engagement
• Dr. Bill Whitlow, Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Wanda Williams, Assistant Professor of Nursing