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 which are committed to and informed by recognition and respect for Indigenous Peoples, cultures and knowledge.
• Respond to requests of the Vice-Chancellor and President and by VCEC.
• Oversee the implementation and ongoing enhancement of Monash’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework 2022 - 2030 and supporting action plans.
• Monitor and evaluate performance on achieving aims and objectives related to equity, diversity and inclusion with specific focus on intersectional data collection and analysis.
• Support projects and activities relating to equity, diversity and inclusion which advance the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework’s goals. This may include funding, time, resources, advice or other 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 practice and/or learning circles to progress specified areas of action with clearly identified goals.

The Framework is 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);
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and Senior Vice-President;
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Senior Vice-President;
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience) and Senior Vice-President;
• Provost and Senior Vice-President;
• President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indonesia);
• President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Malaysia);
• Chief Executive Officer, Monash College;
• Deputy Chief People Officer, Monash HR;
• Senior Director, Community Support and Wellbeing;
• Senior Director, Enterprise Systems and Data (ESD);
• Director, Legal Services (Disputes and Regulatory Law);
• Director, Office of Quality and Group Policy, Portfolio of the Vice-Chancellor;
• Director, Respect, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education);
• Director, Staff Equity and Diversity, Monash HR;
• Designated Faculty representatives (Associate Dean EDI, EDI Committee Chair or equivalent):
  • Faculty of Arts;
  • Faculty of Education;
  • Faculty of Engineering;
  • Faculty of IT;
  • Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Services;
  • Faculty of PPS;
  • Faculty of Science;
  • Faculty of Law;
  • Monash Business School;
• Chair, Athena Swan Steering Group;
• Chair, Disability and Accessibility Implementation Group;
• Chair, Rainbow Communities and LGBTIQA+ Implementation Advisory Committee;
• Chair, Malaysia EDI Committee;
• President, MONSU Caulfield
• President, MONSU Peninsula
• President, Monash Parkville Student Union (MPSU)
• President, Monash Graduate Association;
• President, Monash Student Association;
• President, Monash University Student Association Malaysia (MUSA).

The Committee may co-opt members as required, and will invite additional persons to attend each meeting with relevant academic and/or lived and living expertise. Guests and observers may attend at the invitation of the Chair.

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
• Rainbow Communities and LGBTIQA+ Implementation Advisory Committee;
• Disability and Accessibility Implementation Group
• Athena Swan Steering Group
• Faculty Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committees
• Monash University Malaysia Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Meeting dates for 2026

Contact information

Chair
Professor Allie Clemans

Executive Support
Hannah Skipworth
Email: edi@monash.edu