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Diversity Committee

The Diversity Committee provides leadership in the college’s efforts to improve student, staff and faculty recruitment, retention, support and mentoring, informed by regular self-study research in the college, and by the COE Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity.

The work of the committee includes, but is not limited to:

  • Developing and monitoring the implementation of a strategic action plan for diversity in the College to be coordinated with the Administrative Council, and revising the plan annually
  • Working cooperatively on diversity-related issues brought to the committee by department chairs, the deans, and other standing committees or the College of Education Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity
  • Recommending professional development activities to the Dean
  • Convening voluntary sub-groups around strategic goals involving both members and non-members of the standing committee

Committee Membership

The committee is comprised of six people: two elected from the Educational Studies, Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, and the Teacher Education departments for two year terms, and the dean, or dean’s designee, as ex-officio member.

The staff subcommittee includes one faculty member of the diversity committee, and at least three staff members, including at least one from the general college staff, by an open solicitation, for terms of two years.

The student subcommittee includes one faculty member of the diversity committee, and at least three graduate students, with up to one from each department by an open solicitation, and two undergraduate students, selected by faculty nomination.

All full-time faculty members may nominate themselves to serve on the committee.

Ex-officio: College of Education Dean or Dean's Designee

Committee terms: two years

Committee Membership

Name Department/Program Email
Molly Dawes Department of Educational and Developmental Science mollydawes@sc.edu
Vacant Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry stinnetc@mailbox.sc.edu
Gloria Boutte*** Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion gsboutte@mailbox.sc.edu
David G. Martinez* Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry dgmar@mailbox.sc.edu
Meir Muller** Department of Teacher Education meir@sc.edu
Abigail Mojica CarolinaLIFE Mojica@mailbox.sc.edu
Rebecca Smith-Hill CarolinaLIFE Smithrb@email.sc.edu
Vacant Department of Teacher Education  
Vacant Department of Educational and Developmental Science  
Vacant Department of Educational Leadership and Policies  
Teneshia Slempa School Improvement Council  
Vacant Student Representative  
Molly Bloom
Student Representative  
Hector Diaz
Student Representative  

* Indicates chair of the committee
** Indicates co-chair of the committee
*** Indicates ex-officio member


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