Diversity & Inclusion

Statement on Diversity and Inclusion

“Dartmouth’s capacity to advance its dual mission of education and research depends upon the full diversity and inclusivity of this community. We must increase diversity, particularly among our faculty and staff. As we do so, we must also create a community in which every individual, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability, nationality, political or religious views, or position within the institution, is respected. On this close-knit and intimate campus, we must ensure that every person knows that he, she, or they is a valued member of our community.

Diversity and inclusivity are necessary partners. Without inclusivity, the benefits of diversity—an increase in understanding, improvement in performance, enhanced innovation, and heightened levels of satisfaction—will not be realized.” - President Philip Hanlon ’77 - Excerpt from May 2016 Letter to the Dartmouth community

The Registrar's Office supports the College's efforts toward diversity and inclusion through our recruitment and retention of staff, professional development, and College committee work.

Recruitment, Retention, and Staff Support

The Registrar's Office works to create an environment that is welcoming, diverse and inclusive of all staff which includes frequent all-staff meetings, one-on-one meetings with supervisors and smaller focused team meetings. This extends to the environment we create for our students.  Each staff member develops a professional development plan based on the AACRAO competencies and proficiencies.

The Registrar’s Office staff is a mix of ages, genders, backgrounds, married/single, and ethnicities which includes our student employees. All are exceptionally talented hard workers despite little recognition.  They support each other, work well with faculty and staff in other offices, and help to create an environment of inclusiveness where everyone has a voice.  Multiple staff of various backgrounds have been promoted within the office to more responsible positions. 

Registrar Braz is leading a campus-wide “Name and Gender Identity” initiative to support all students (and eventually faculty and staff) who desire to display their chosen name, gender identity, and pronoun in Banner. She chairs a group that has met over the last two years to establish institution-wide implementation policies and expects this initiative to “go live” summer term 2019.

Staff have attended several trainings hosted by Human Resources as well as NEACRAO and AACRAO conference sessions on DACA and student diversity issues.