Our approach is grounded in listening. Two important themes that have come up again and again in our conversations are belonging and partnership. 

On belonging: A sense of community is important to the Allies and impacts all faculty, staff, and students. Faculty work can be lonely work.  Feelings of alienation or isolation can impact faculty satisfaction and success, and Allies have identified that these feelings often come from systemic problems that we can begin to address through action items. One such action is enhancing mentorship through a new mentorship pod model, proposed by the Alliance in spring 2021, that went into effect for newly and recently hired faculty starting fall 2021. Another step was creating new Weissman excellence awards for faculty and staff to recognize the exceptional contributions of our community to scholarly and creative work, mentorship, and service. These changes will go far in improving work culture, communication, and satisfaction.

On partnership: Our work is nothing without collaboration. We have outlined several partners to help advance our goals, and we expect there are many more partnerships to make. These partnerships are often  organized by the Weissman Dean’s office but can be driven by essential key players including but not limited to the Zicklin and Marxe DEI committees, the Dean’s Advisory Council,  members of the Baruch administration, CUNY Central, and the PSC.