Faculty and Staff services
Additional University Resources for Staff and Faculty
The University of Texas at Austin offers many diversity and inclusion learning resources as well as university resource groups to foster an inclusive culture.
Provost Resources
The Provost’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion site will connect you to groups such as the Coalition of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, the Council for Racial and Ethnic Equity and Diversity (CREED), the University Faculty Gender Equity Council, and the Council for LGBTQ+ Access, Equity, and Inclusion (Q+AEI). This page also provides data insights about faculty demographics as well as resources such as the Faculty Search Committee Workshop.
Faculty Council
Faculty Council plays a vital role in shared governance at The University of Texas at Austin by evaluating, monitoring, and providing recommendations on undergraduate curriculums and degree programs and developing and updating University policies affecting faculty, staff, and students
Faculty Innovation Center
The FIC supports instructional innovation, interdisciplinary collaborations, and increased opportunities for experiential learning across campus. Here, you will find resources to learn more about inclusive teaching and learning.
Office for Inclusion and Equity
The Office for Inclusion and Equity (OIE), a resource for the campus community, investigates and helps to resolve complaints of discrimination, advances inclusive faculty recruitment and retention strategies, and facilitates institutional diversity planning. Through educational curricula, policy development, and campus climate initiatives, OIE helps ensure the university’s compliance with all applicable civil rights legislation. OIE cultivates an inclusive and equitable campus culture wherein diversity and excellence are mutually reinforcing goals. At the OIE site, you will find more information about investigations, Diversity Planning Tools for Diversity and Inclusion Committees, inclusive search and retention tools, as well as the inclusive classrooms leadership certificate.
University Resource Groups
University Resource Groups (URGs) provide an organized voice on campus for diverse communities within The University of Texas at Austin. The URGs not only provide a way to communicate the needs of these diverse groups to the campus community, but also celebrate the voices, identities, experiences, and talents of the groups. The URGs also provide leadership training and other professional development, community service opportunities, and celebrations such as an annual potluck for all faculty and staff.
- The Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association (AAAFSA)
https://sites.utexas.edu/aaafsa/ - The Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA)
https://sites.utexas.edu/bfsa/ - The Hispanic Faculty Staff Association (HFSA)
https://sites.utexas.edu/hfsa/ - The Pride and Equity Faculty Staff Association (PEFSA)
https://sites.utexas.edu/pefsa/
University Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan:
The University of Texas at Austin is actively working to improve diversity, inclusion and equity within the campus community. UDIAP is a reflection upon how we can provide the best education possible for students from all backgrounds, especially those that have been historically marginalized. UDIAP is considered a fluid document and is reviewed twice a year.
Campus Climate Response Team
Comprised of a group of staff members from across the university, the CCRT facilitates appropriate responses to reports of campus climate incidents affecting the UT Austin community and serves as a repository for reports of bias.
