Advancing Staff Diversity in the Workplace
This resource guide was created as programming material for the Black Staff Caucus' 2023 Breaking Barriers: A Community Symposium on Advancing Staff Diversity in the Workplace.
HARVARD BY THE NUMBERS
Harvard Faculty and Staff Fact Book
MOBILITY AND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS
Harvard Internal Professional Pathways Program
Designed to promote upward mobility within Harvard, the Harvard Internal Professional Pathways (HIPP) is a customized skill-building program that is primarily designed for hourly service and trades employees. The year-long program consists of three components: Skills-based courses that are held twice each week, an optional 16-week internship that helps promote the development of new skills and/or provides exposure to another department/field within Harvard and career coaching and job search support.
Harvard Internal Professional Pathways Career Hub
The HIPP Career Hub is a monthly professional development series through which service and trade employees, early career employees, and first-generation professionals gain the tools, knowledge, and network needed for career success through interactive and collaborative sessions.
HIPP Contact: Jennifer Frost, Program Manager, Career Development and Talent Mobility
Harvard Administrative Fellowship Program
Harvard University's Administrative Fellowship Program (AFP) is one of the cornerstones of Harvard’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Launched in 1989, the program seeks talented, mid-career professionals (in particular, members of historically underrepresented groups) to promote leadership opportunities and careers in higher education.
Visiting Fellows are professionals from business, government, education, and other professions who seek an opportunity to expand their professional experiences by working in an academic environment as a mid-level administrator. Candidates who meet the qualifications are invited to apply for a specific AFP job opening in a school or unit throughout the University. All available AFP positions will be posted on Harvard Careers. Successful candidates will be offered an appointment between 1-2 years with hiring department, based on funding and need. To learn how to host a Visiting Fellow in your department, contact Ngoc Tang.
Resident Fellows are current Harvard exempt employees who are mid-career administrators and identify as members of a historically underrepresented population. Resident Fellows are highly motivated to pursue career and leadership development at Harvard.
Contact: Ngoc Tang, Senior Diversity Talent Consultant
Career Connections Across Harvard
Career Connections Across Harvard is hosted by the Center for Workplace Development. Open to benefits-eligible staff with a Harvard Key, this all-virtual event will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2023 from 11:30 a.m. pm to 5 pm. The agenda will feature career programming, networking opportunities, and the always-popular resume review and critique.
STAFF MENTORING PROGRAMS
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Staff Mentoring Program
Harvard Law School Emerging Leaders Program
Harvard Longwood Campus Mentoring Program
Harvard University IT (HUIT) Mentoring Program
Harvard Women in Technology and Allies (WIT+) Mentoring Program
Harvard Internal Professional Pathways Mentoring Program (Emerging)
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
The Harvard Leadership Development Program (HLDP) is a competency-based curriculum comprised of five separate programs to address the unique leadership development needs of employees at all levels: support staff, individual contributors, supervisors, mid to senior-level managers and University executives.
Leadership Essentials Program Outline and Schedule (High-performing non-exempt staff)
Foundations of Leadership Program Outline and Schedule (Open to managers and supervisors who are strong performers, who supervise at least one permanent staff member, have been in their current role for a minimum of one year and have participated in Universal Manager Training.)
Leadership Strategies for the Individual Contributor Program Outline and Schedule (Grades 56-59)
Leadership In Action Program Outline and Schedule (Grades 58-61)
Focused Leadership Program Outline (Grade 60 and above)
We encourage colleagues to be proactive about their careers and to talk with your manager about these leadership development programs.
CAREER COACHING
KGA & Harvard’s Employee Assistance Program
Note that coaches sourced through this platform offer a free 30-min session. Beyond that, there is a fee for more sessions.
TRAINING, TOOLKITS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTING ON EDIB
Harvard Center for Workplace Development
Leader DIB+E Toolkit and Organizational Consulting on EDIB
Harvard Training Portal
See Explore Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Harvard Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (OEDIB)
https://edib.harvard.edu/guides-toolkits
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Harvard University is a partner in the Year Up Program. Year Up’s mission is to close the opportunity divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience and support that will empower them to reach their potential through educational opportunities and professional career pathways. Year Up provides eligible high school graduates and GED recipients from the Greater Boston area with comprehensive classroom education followed by a six-month, hands-on workplace skill application in a supervised internship. Ready to host an intern?
Contact: Michelle Seemore-Gordon, Director, Talent Acquisition and Diversity
African Bridge Network (ABN) and Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) launched the Immigrant Professionals Fellowship Program in 2021 to partner with Boston-area employers to place foreign-trained professionals with backgrounds in healthcare, community outreach, communications, or similar fields with host organizations for U.S. working experience, while creating a diverse talent pipeline for the host organization. Ten of these fellows will receive an introductory course from Emmanuel College and be placed as research administration coordinators. The fellowship consists of a four-week workforce readiness training offered by ABN and a subsequent three-month in-house fellowship at a host organization. Harvard Medical School’s Office of Research Administration is an employer site for the 2023 Cohort hosting two ABN Fellows in September 2023.
Tracks: Research Administrator Track, Finance Track, Healthcare General Track and Clinical Research Coordinator Track
Learn more about the Immigrant Professionals Fellowship at www.africanbn.org/fellowship
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Harvard‘s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Connections, is a virtual two-day welcome event for new students, staff, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, fellows, and those who want to learn more about resources to support BIPOC community members at Harvard. Usually held annually in August. Check the OEDIB Calendar for events schedule.
Harvard Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
Please reach out to ERG co-chairs to learn more about each group’s programming.
INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
President’s Administrative Fund (PAIF)
The PAIF is intended to catalyze administrative innovation and collaboration across Harvard by investing in staff-generated, creative solutions that support our faculty, students, and staff colleagues.
Culture Lab Innovation Fund (CLIF)
The Culture Lab Innovation Fund (CLIF) invites Harvard students, staff, faculty, postdoctoral researchers and fellows to create ideas that foster belonging. Ideas should identify a critical challenge around diversity, inclusion, or belonging on campus.
GENDER EQUITY
Harvard University Office for Gender Equity
The Office for Gender Equity works to advance Harvard’s commitment to providing an environment where each of us feels safe to participate fully in University life—whether studying, teaching, conducting research, or working to support our individual and collective goals.
DISABILITY RESOURCES
Harvard University Disability Resources (UDR)
Harvard University Disability Resources (UDR) values disability as integral to our rich diversity. Our office provides leadership to University efforts to ensure an accessible, inclusive welcoming learning and working environment for individuals with disabilities while complying with federal and state regulations.
READING
Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t
Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev
Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel
Gena Cox
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