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Diversity Councils

Diversity Blueprint

The 2022-2026 UW Diversity Blueprint contains university-wide goals, strategic priorities and recommended actions.

Read the Diversity Blueprint

With a new 5-council structure starting in the 2024-25 academic year, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Councils will advise and support the University Diversity Officer (UDO) and work to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to excellence at the University of Washington campuses. The councils will work closely with the University Diversity Officer on the development and implementation of the University of Washington’s DEI framework, the Diversity Blueprint. The councils will also be instrumental in bringing about change by advising university leadership and ensuring that there is accountability and transparency for advancing the work.

The councils include the DEI Leads Council, the Staff DEI Council, the Student & Student-Facing DEI Council, the Centers DEI Council, and the Faculty DEI Council. Each council will meet a minimum of 3 times per academic year or once per quarter.

Each autumn quarter, members of all the councils will also gather for a half-day meeting. The annual all-council convening provides a space for collective discussions aimed at advancing the University of Washington’s 2022-2026 Diversity Blueprint goals, setting agendas for the year’s meetings, and fostering a larger community of staff, faculty, and students committed to DEI across the University of Washington Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses. The first annual all-council convening was held October 24, 2024.

General Duties and Responsibilities of all DEI Councilmembers:

  • Serve as a liaison between the campus, unit, or governing body and the council
  • Ensure work of the council is reported back to unit head (or appropriate body) and is circulated widely within unit
  • Assist with the development and writing of the university’s DEI framework
  • Assist with the development of assessment measures for the DEI framework goals and help track progress
  • Lead in the development of a unit DEI action plan that is in alignment with the university’s DEI framework
  • Additional duties and responsibilities will vary by council