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Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Sep 22nd, 2020


We cannot lose focus on equitable access and inclusion amid the chaos that COVID-19 has wreaked on higher education and the current and prospective students we serve.

During this session, expert panelists will discuss strategies that support and prioritize diversity and inclusion efforts in recruitment, admissions and retention.

Renetta GarrisonDr. Renetta Garrison Tull,
Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, University of California, Davis

Dr. Renetta Garrison Tull is Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the University of California, Davis. She previously served as Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Professor of the Practice in UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology. She also worked with the University System of Maryland (USM), co-leading several NSF-funded initiatives. Tull earned engineering and science degrees from Howard University and Northwestern University, was an Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has held faculty positions at the UW-Madison and the University of Maryland College Park. Externally, Tull has been involved with projects for Puerto Rico’s ADVANCE Hispanic Women in STEM, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and UNESCO.


Maurice TaylorDr. Maurice C. Taylor,
Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement, Morgan State University

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