NERCHE’s Self-Assessment Rubric was designed to assist members of the higher education community in gauging the progress of their diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts on their campus. The rubric was originally developed by a project work team that emerged from NERCHE’s fromer Multicultural Affairs Think Tank. The initial format was adapted from Andrew Furco’s Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Service Learning in Higher Education, which was in turn based on the Kecskes/Muyllaert Continuums of Service Benchmark Worksheet. The language to explain the usage of this rubric also comes primarily from the work of Furco.
The self-assessment rubric contains six dimensions, each of which includes a set of components that characterize the dimension. These represent the key areas for campuses to examine in order to institutionalize diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Worksheet for NERCHE Self-Assessment Rubric
This worksheet is designed to help instituions identify the stage that best represents the current status of their diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts within each rubric dimension and to capture corresponding indicators (evidence).
If you are interested in receiving more information about the Institutional Diversity Rubric, please contact Alane Shanks at alane@rengaconsulting.com.
Resources:
- Furco Self-Assessment Tool
- AACU. Diversity and Inclusion Definitions
- “A New Rubric for Assessing Institution-Wide Diversity,” by Ande Diaz and Judy Kirmmse. In AAC&U’s Diversity and Democracy, Summer 2013 (Vol. 16, No. 3).
- Inclusive Excellence Toolkit: University of Denver
- Assessing Inclusive Excellence
- Webinar Recording, February 6, 2013. “Assessing Inclusive Excellence.”
The Institutional Diversity Rubric Workgroup was a subgroup of NERCHE’s former Multicultural Affairs Think Tank.
Workgroup Members:
Judy Kirmmse
Connecticut College
Raquel Ramos
Wheaton College
Mable Millner
College of the Holy Cross
Ande Diaz
Roger Williams University
Glenn Gabbard
University of Massachusetts Boston
Jacinda Felix Haro
Suffolk University
Melvin Wade
University of Rhode Island
William T. Lewis Sr.
Virginia Tech
Kristal Enter
University of Massachusetts Boston