CJ Diversity Initiatives

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DEI Strategic Priorities 2022-2025

Identifying and minimizing equity gaps in course success across all gender, racial and ethnic groups while increasing the overall retention, progression, and graduation rates.

• Increasing the proportion of students, faculty, staff, and administrators of color, with a focus on recruiting and retaining underrepresented populations.
• Enhancing faculty, staff, and student experiences by creating equitable recruiting, hiring and support practices to foster an inclusive teaching and learning environment.
• Evaluating student learning to ensure seamless access to inclusive pedagogy and culturally responsive learning opportunities.
• Transforming the college climate by responding to and learning from community challenges to promote an inclusive environment for all communities served.

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DEI #AskCJ Campaign

• College of Criminal Justice Welcomes New Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Did You Know: SHSUCJ is made up of a majority minority student body
• Video: What does Diversity mean to You?
  Dr. Bill Wells
• Video: What does Diversity mean to You?
  Dr. Mary Breaux
• Did You Know: Over 13,000 SHSUCJ undergrads have been first generation students
• Video: How does Diversity benefit CJ?
  Dr. Andia Azimi
• Video: How does Diversity benefit CJ?
  Dr. Bill Wells
• SHSU Honors LGBTQ+ Graduates with Fifth Annual Lavender Graduation
• Did You Know: Female enrollment in CJ has increased by 24% in the last five years
• Video: How will educating students on DEI impact future CJ professionals?
  Dr. Mary Breaux
• Video: Why is educating students on DEI important to Security Studies?
  Dr. Jeremiah Asaka
• Video: How will educating students on DEI impact future CJ professionals?
  Dr. Natalie Baker
• Video: What do you do to support DEI in the classes you teach?
  Dr. Jeremiah Asaka
• Video: #AskCJ
  Nu'Nika Epps, Director of DEI, Answers Questions from Twitter