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 knowledges.
• 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);
• Director, Respect, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education);
• Provost and Senior Vice-President;
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and Senior Vice-President;
• President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indonesia);
• President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Malaysia);
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Senior Vice-President;
• Chief People Officer, Monash HR;
• Director, Staff Equity and Diversity, Monash HR;
• Director, Office of Quality and Group Policy, Portfolio of the Vice-Chancellor;
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience) and Senior Vice-President;
• Senior Director, Community Support and Wellbeing;
• Senior Director, Enterprise Systems and Data (ESD)
• Director, Legal Services (Disputes and Regulatory 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, Rainbow Communities and LGBTIQA+ Implementation 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, MUSA Malaysia;
• President, MONSU Peninsula.

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 Advisory Committee
• Athena Swam Steering Group
• Faculty 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
Laura Burge
Email: edi@monash.edu