Kathleen Holgerson MPA
Interim Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
UConn Health
Office for Diversity and Inclusion

Hosted by the MCB Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Current Landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Ed and UConn’s Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights

This session will provide context and background on executive orders and other communications from the U.S. Federal Government related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; explore the myriad impacts on higher education; and offer considerations for moving forward in this shifting landscape. In addition, we will cover updates from the University’s Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights - formerly, the Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office for Institutional Equity.

About Kathleen Holgerson:

Kathleen Holgerson is the Interim Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion. Prior to this appointment, she was the Director of the Women’s Center for 25 years, having also served as the Associate Director and Coordinator for the Violence Against Women Prevention Program. Kathleen is a two-time alumna of the University and volunteered at the Women’s Center as an undergraduate student.
Kathleen has extensive administrative experience, including staff supervision, budget oversight, and program development. Her work focuses on coalition building; creating opportunities for critical reflection and creative education work; addressing barriers to access related to various forms of oppression at the individual and institutional levels; and promoting equity from an anti-racist feminist perspective.
Kathleen has worked on a variety of University initiatives, served as PI/co-PI on several programmatic and research grants, and her service on the national level includes as the elected Chair of the Anti-White Supremacy Task Force ofthe National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA); co-chairing the Anti-Racism/White Privilege Working Group of the National Women’s Studies Association Women’s Centers Committee (NWSA WCC); and being an external reviewer for Women’s Centers. She co-authored “Where do we enter? How do we stay? The role of consciousness raising in developing Women’s Center professionals.” in University and College Women’s and Gender Equity Centers: The Changing Landscape.

Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights website

UConn complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination, equal opportunity, affirmative action, and providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. Contact: Office of Institutional Equity; (860) 486-2943; equity@uconn.edu;
http://www.equity.uconn.edu.
If you require special accommodations to attend/view this event, please contact maria_paula.acosta_bello@uconn.edu or 860-486-4329.