Dean's Council for Equity and Inclusion

The driving goal of the Dean’s Council for Equity and Inclusion (DCEI) is to promote social justice within and through Dartmouth Libraries. We commit to embracing diverse perspectives and being attentive to power disparities, especially as they affect Libraries employees and the Dartmouth community. This requires actively and intentionally countering societal inequities and systems of oppression, including but not limited to racism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, sexism, White supremacy, fatphobia, religious discrimination, xenophobia, and ableism. In counteracting those processes of marginalization, the DCEI commits to building an inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and just community. As education without action will be frustrating and action without education will be ineffective or harmful, the DCEI strives to combine the two.

The DCEI is an advising body that exists within the broader structures of the Libraries and Dartmouth as a whole and recognizes the diverse array of people and groups working towards change. We propose policies and programs to the Dean of Libraries and the Libraries Leadership Team. We support Dartmouth Libraries employees in making their work equitable and inclusive to people of all identities; we promote education and training for new and existing staff members. We examine physical spaces, collections, policies, and processes with an eye towards social justice. We facilitate conversations with library stakeholders and serve as a sounding board and ally for community members with ideas to improve the Library or to address current and past injustices. We advocate for positive change throughout the Libraries.

The DCEI’s work is integral to all units within the Dartmouth Libraries and therefore needs members from throughout the organization. Membership cycles and commitments for each Library unit are detailed in the Membership Representation List. DCEI also welcomes any additional interested staff to serve as members.

The Dartmouth Library EDI Reading Group, started in 2020, is a space to engage with materials on various themes related to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the context of library work. The purpose of this group is to encourage learning and discussion on these topics. The group meets once a month and is open to all employees of the library and the Hood Museum.

For more information, see the full description and group norms and the list of past readings.

If you would like to bring an issue relating to equity, diversity, or inclusion to our attention, please contact us through email or our anonymous feedback form.

Email: library.dean's.council.for.equity.and.inclusion@dartmouth.edu

Anonymous feedback form

DCEI Members 2024

• Val Werner, chair, Rauner Special Collections Library
• Laura Barrett, immediate past chair, Teaching & Learning
• David Sturges, Access & Delivery Services
• Katharine Bepler, Access & Delivery Services
• Austin Coates, Access & Delivery Services
• Bobbie Gilbert, Acquisitions Services
• Zachary Connell, Biomedical Libraries
• Veronica Golden, Cataloging & Metadata Services
• Leanna Litsios, Digital Library Technologies Group
• Crystal Schimpf, Feldberg Business & Engineering Library
• Sarah Marcella Parella, Book Arts Studio
• Shea Roll, Libraries Administration
• Daniel Chamberlain, Libraries Administration
• Julia Logan, Rauner Special Collections Library
• Memory Apata, Research & Learning
• Lilly Linden, Research & Learning
• Liz Shand, Digital by Dartmouth Libraries

• Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity
• Office of Pluralism and Leadership
• Office of Human Resources
• Employee Accessibility Resources
• Employee Resource Networks (including the Black Caucus, LGBTQIA+ Employee Network, and Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus)
• Historical Accountability Student Research Program