Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee is a steering committee reporting to the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Committee (VCEC). The committee is charged with setting the University’s equity, diversity and inclusion agenda.

Terms of reference

The Committee will:

• Support University approaches to equity, diversity and inclusion are committed to and informed by recognition and respect for Indigenous Peoples, cultures and knowledges.
• Respond to requests of the Vice-Chancellor and President, and by VCEC.
• Oversee the development, implementation and ongoing enhancement of Monash’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework 2022 - 2030 and supporting Enabling Plan.
• Monitor and evaluate performance on achieving aims and objectives related to equity, diversity and inclusion with specific focus on intersectional data collection and analysis.
• Commission and receive reports which further advance the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework’s goals.
• Support projects and activities relating to equity, diversity and inclusion which further advance the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework’s goals. This may include: funding, time, resources, advice, or other forms of assistance.
• Act as a reference group by making recommendations on relevant initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Note key equity, diversity and inclusion-related reporting to government agencies and submissions for accreditation and benchmarking; and provide advice where requested by business units.
• Provide advice on the development of institutional responses to relevant policy and strategic initiatives taken by government and other external bodies.
• Convene sub-groups, communities of practices and/or learning circles to progress specified areas of action with clearly identified goals.
• Advocate for funding and resourcing to support equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives across the University.

The Framework and Enabling Plan are overseen by the EDI Committee, and annual updates are provided into VCEC.

Membership

The following shall be members of the committee:

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Senior Vice-President (Chair)
• Director, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
• Provost
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)
• President, Monash University, Indonesia
• President and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash University Malaysia
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice-President
• Vice-President (Services)
• Chief People Officer, Monash HR
• Director, Staff Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Monash HR
• Pro Vice-Chancellor, Major Campuses and Student Engagement
• Director, Office of Quality and Policy
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience)
• Chief of Staff, Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience)
• Director, Legal Services (Disputes and Administrative Law)
• Chief Executive Officer, Monash College
• Dean, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture
• Dean, Faculty of Arts
• Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
• Dean, Faculty of Education
• Dean, Faculty of Engineering
• Dean, Faculty of Information Technology
• Dean, Faculty of Law
• Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Dean, Faculty of Science
• Chair, Diverse Genders, Sexes and Sexualities Advisory Committee
• Chair, Disability and Accessibility Advisory Committee
• Chair, Athena Swan Steering Group
• President, MONSU Caulfield
• President, Monash Student Association
• President, Monash Parkville Student Union
• President, Monash Graduate Association
• President, MONSU Peninsula
• President, Monash University Student Association

The Committee will co-opt members as required, and will invite additional persons to attend each meeting with relevant academic and or lived experience expertise.

Advisory committees and project/working groups

As required, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee may establish advisory committees or project/working groups to target particular identified areas of focus.

The following expert advisory committees and project groups have been established, and report into the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee:

• Respect at Monash Advisory Committee
• Diverse Genders, Sexes and Sexualities Advisory Committee
• Disability and Accessibility Advisory Committee
• Athena Swam Steering Group
• Faculty and school-based Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committees
• Monash University Malaysia Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Meeting dates for 2025

Contact information

Chair
Professor Allie Clemans

Executive Support
Jayde de Bondt and Bailey Webb
Email: edi@monash.edu