Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rubric

The ability to evaluate intersections, influences, and social contexts from a position of shared humanity and openness toward difference, in order to integrate one’s values and belief systems into action.

Description

Like one’s concepts of self, identities and life experiences are affected by social constructs, social positions, and social inequities. Attending to DEI requires that one understand the origins of social constructs and how they affect identities, beliefs, and value systems. Interacting with DEI involves a process of moving from distrust and discomfort, to curiosity and a desire to learn more, to synthesizing perspectives and other ways of knowing and being. One understands that systems, institutions, and resources begin with and are defined by power. One acknowledges their respective power, is mindful of their inherent bias(es), and acts in a way that demonstrates awareness and alignment with their own belief systems.

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Context

Deeply analyzes one or more unfamiliar practices, beliefs, values, and/or concepts, and articulates implications for lived experiences.

Analyzes contexts behind one or more unfamiliar practices, beliefs, values, and/or concepts.

Is aware that unfamiliar practices, beliefs, vales and/or concepts are related to context. Partially or incompletely analyzes those contexts.

Is aware that unfamiliar practices, beliefs, values and/or concepts are related to context. Does not inquire into those contexts.

Unaware of contexts behind unfamiliar practices, beliefs, values and/or concepts.

Self-Conception

Engages actively on the subject of identities and intersectionalities. Challenges rigidity of identities that make views and beliefs seemingly certain.  Attentive to how one’s self-conception may coincide with others’ feelings of objectification or othering.

Examines one’s own values, beliefs and dispositions as a product of one’s identities.

Is aware of one’s own values, beliefs and dispositions as socially produced. Partially or incompletely examines  the sources of those values, beliefs, and dispositions.

Is aware of one’s own values, beliefs and dispositions as socially produced.

Believes personal experience is universal.

Power Structures

Deeply analyzes power and power structures. Calls attention to hidden structures and practices that place people in unequal and exploitative existences.

Analyses power and power structures embodied within institutions, systems and cultures that place people in unequal and exploitative circumstances.

Accurately identifies power and power structures  that place people in unequal and exploitative existences.

Does not accurately identify or misdiagnoses impact of power and power structures.

No attempt to identify power and power structures.

Empathetic Discovery

Seeks deep cultural knowledge across diverse communities. Synthesizes  diverse viewpoints and integrates intercultural experiences to adapt to difference.

Embraces difference; shows desire to learn, curiosity, inquisitiveness, and actively seeks connections. Develops habits and practices that lead with openness.

Accepts and respects differences.

Awareness of difference, but only enough to be evaluative, judgmental, and critical. Minimizes differences.

Avoidance of difference, belief in universality. Little to no recognition of the importance of difference.

Actions/Responses

Awareness of numerous pathways for action, and for opening others’ eyes to potentials for their action; in some cases leading. Aligns decisions  with values and takes  potential consequences of action on affected people into account.

Critically examines actions for alignment with values, and is aware of different pathways to action. Makes decisions based on a range of information beyond personal experience on potential consequences of action.

Accepts participation in actions or movements without serious critique or conscious alignment with values.

Unwilling to take action. 

Does not attempt to align actions with values.