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Patricia Kinney, ’02, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at IU McKinney, has completed work on a tool kit she worked on with higher education colleagues. She is part of American Council on Education Engage’s first Community of Practice: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

The pandemic highlighted many societal ills that do not impact all students equally. The community produced a tool kit which aims to coalesce the best practices and current thinking around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The pandemic, which necessitated a shift to remote learning and closing residence halls and dining centers, left some students facing homelessness and food insecurity. Community of practice members developed recommendations that address this broad need for change and focus on centering diversity, equity, and inclusion in all facets of an institution’s work.