Arizona State University

The School of Engineering states it "commits to balancing the diversity of students at all levels to reflect population statistics for females and Underrepresented Minorities in Arizona" through a number of recruiting initiatives.

According to the State Press, "ASU [is] committed to implementing a 'To Be Welcoming' training for faculty, staff and students," though the training contents are not yet known.

The university released a video titled "Racial Bias and Antiracism Dialogue, Part 1: To Be Welcoming," which is described as "a starting point for learning about race and cultural bias that gives [one] the tools for thinking critically about race and anti-racism in the United States."

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offered "implicit bias and microaggressions" training.

ASU ADVANCE Modules include several courses and trainings for faculty such as "Unconscious Bias Training," the "Implicit Bias Test," and "Welcoming Dialogue on Racial Bias."

The School of Engineering sponsored a workshop on "Implicit Bias and Microaggressions," and encouraged students to attend.

In the Governance and Civic Engagement general education requirement, "students will have the opportunity to explore dynamics between governance and civic engagement, which can include perceived inequality or marginalization related to a variety of factors including race, class, citizenship, gender and disability."

Per the general education requirements, "students must complete courses that satisfy three awareness areas" one of which is "Cultural Diversity in the United States." The goal of the cultural diversity requirement is to deepen understanding and acknowledgment of the "social or scientific contributions of women and minority groups, examination of their experiences in the U.S., or exploration of successful or unsuccessful interactions between and among cultural groups."

The School of Music, Dance, and Theatre formed an "Educational Equity Cohort" which brings "together faculty with campus thought leaders in educational equity for the development of pedagogical and curricular initiatives that promote equity, inclusion and belonging in learning and teaching within music, dance and theatre." The school also implemented "a new student course evaluation feedback tool that focuses on student centered learning and equitable learning spaces."

The School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies states that "faculty regularly offer a variety of courses that address historical and contemporaneous questions of racism, racial violence, and anti-racism" and the "core themes that unite many of our courses include: racism, justice, and social movements." Such classes explore "how racism, racial discrimination, and white supremacist violence have been institutionalized and normalized."

The School of Engineering states it is identifying "opportunities to incorporate topics of diversity into existing courses."

The University provides information on "Reporting incidents of discrimination."

The University requires "Inclusiveness Training for all ASU employees" which "is automatically assigned every two years."

The School of Engineering will require "microaggressions and implicit bias training for all new faculty and staff" and to "refresh and update training material every two years"...to align with the "Diversity Plan." The School will "establish recertification requirements for faculty and staff to take a refresher course every two years."

The Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions "initiated the implementation of [its] commitment to an anti-racist and anti-oppressive approach" by "appointing an associate dean of Inclusive Design for Equity and Access (IDEA)." The associate dean collaborated to create the "inclusive Pedagogy Toolkit," which provides "educational resources...regarding anti-racist, anti-oppressive approaches to teaching and learning."

School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies introduced the $2000 “Race Relations Scholar Award.”

According to the State Press, "In the original 25 commitments, ASU committed to continuing to support the already existing Center for the Study of Race and Democracy." Additionally, the Press reports, "The University also committed to continual institutional support of the A. Wade Smith Memorial Lecture on Race Relations, an annual event that has been running since 1995, through increased sponsorships and funding."

The Race, Arts and Democracy program is an extension of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy. The program "explores...how the arts enable us to see and learn more together about justice, access and equity, civil rights, economic inequality and the multifaceted work to achieve social justice in our world today."

NCUIRE is a program that facilitates undergraduate research, which hosted a "call for proposals relating to the themes of racial justice and anti-racism." Approved research projects may be approved for college credit or a stipend for funding.

A mini-grant is available for "a modest level of seed funding to support ground-up work to help create an inclusive work environment." The program is available for faculty, staff, and students.

The University Police Department (ASUPD) is "dually accredited" and both agencies require the department "to have annual training in racial sensitivity." The ASUPD is also "inspected by both accrediting bodies and are required to show proof that [the trainings] have been met."

An ASU communications course asks students to practice anti-racist behaviors.

The university's second annual "RaceB4Race" symposium focused on education as a "key to achieving systemic change" as well as "premodern critical race theory".

The ASU library created a Black Lives Matter guide, which features an interview with the group's founders.

ASU Library has created an Anti-Bias and Anti-Racism guide, which includes a section on "Identifying Our Biases."

The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies created an Anti-Racism committee.

A class titled “From Racism to Justice: Reshaping the Humanities in the 21st Century” was created in association with the "Anti-Racism Committee." The class teaches students "to dismantle racist epistemology" and provides "a basic understanding of the way race, racism, and white supremacy function across our disciplines" and aims to "reshape the humanities to center justice, equity, and reparations.”  

Project Humanities hosted a webinar called “Dispelling the Myths: Critical Race Theory in K–12 Classrooms" where one panelist said, "That’s what came to be known as anti-racism work. And folks started saying things like 'systemic racism' and 'privilege' and 'bias.' And that’s how these things got conflated. That wasn’t critical race theory."

"From November 2020 to April 2021, the ACAAA and vice provost hosted eight town halls with faculty, students, staff, tenured faculty, non-tenured faculty, Ph.D. candidates and alumni" to discuss "the LIFT Initiative’s progress with the chairpeople of the ACAAA and the vice provost for inclusion and community engagement," according to The State Press.

ASU has a Recruitment Certification training for hiring leads. According to The State Press, "The training... underwent revisions about recruiting more diverse applicants and removing bias." According to the report, "about 600-800 hiring leads complete the training each year."

According to The State Press, "The 20th point in the original 25 commitments aimed to establish a new degree program for a bachelor of arts in Race, Culture and Democracy. So far, the University has obtained approval from the Arizona Board of Regents to offer the degree."

A class titled “From Racism to Justice: Reshaping the Humanities in the 21st Century” was created in association with the "Anti-Racism Committee." The class teaches students "to dismantle racist epistemology" and provides "a basic understanding of the way race, racism, and white supremacy function across our disciplines" and aims to "reshape the humanities to center justice, equity, and reparations.” 

The inclusive excellence at ASU is a "commitment to all ethnic, intellectual, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds; accounting for the deepest possible grasp of diverse perspectives and identities." Under the guidance of the Provost, the University is dedicated to an "ecosystem diversity, equity and inclusion."

The University Library released an "indigenous land acknowledgment" where they stated, that they recognize "the twenty-three Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries" and that they "are advocates for the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems and research methodologies within contemporary library practice."