Policy and Administration

The Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) was formed in February 2015 by the President and Provost of the University of Chicago.

The Spring 2016 Campus Climate Survey is the first University of Chicago survey to attempt to capture some of the experiences and perceptions of students, staff, and academics on a broad range of issues related to diversity and inclusion.

In 2013, Provost Thomas Rosenbaum appointed the Provost’s Oversight Committee on Online Learning (POCOL) and charged them with: (1) overseeing the University’s first forays into online learning over a two year period; and (2) based on knowledge gained during this period, making recommendations for the University’s future utilization of, and participation in, online learning. To fulfill its charge, the committee oversaw the production of five Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) by faculty members in Booth, PSD, BSD, SSD, and Law.

A report from the Provost’s Initiative on Minority Issues (PIMI) evaluating the status of diversity programs on campus and making recommendations to the University administration in AY 2004-2005.

A report from the Provost’s Initiative on Minority Issues (PIMI) evaluating the status of diversity programs on campus and making recommendations to the University administration in AY 2003-2004.

A report from the Provost’s Initiative on Minority Issues (PIMI) evaluating the status of diversity programs on campus and making recommendations to the University administration in AY 2002-2003.

In the fall of 2007, Deputy Provost Ken Warren and Associate Provost Mary Harvey recommended to Provost Thomas Rosenbaum that a Task Force be formed to examine the current state of University policies and practices in light of the efforts being undertaken at peer institutions to better accommodate the current work-life needs of our faculty and staff.

Convened in 2000 by then-Provost Geoffrey Stone, the Arts Study Group spent a year evaluating arts offerings on campus to determine the University’s existing capacities and ongoing needs. The outcome of these deliberations was the 2001 Future of the Arts report, which called for a stronger embrace of practicing faculty artists, more arts leadership, and a new performing arts center.