Reflective Practice

Creating inclusive institutions requires reflection connected to action -- a process of ongoing institutional analysis and change.  Where are the barriers to participation and mobility?  Why do they exist?  Are they signals of broader problems or issues?  How can they be addressed?  How do different aspects of the institution interact to produce an exclusionary culture?  Where are the openings or leverage points that could reshape that culture? 

Institutional change requires creating ongoing opportunities for mobilization within and across institutions where these crucial, cumulative decisions are made.  An approach attending to collaboration, networking and institutional design is essential to institutional mindfulness—careful attention to decisions that accumulate to determine whether women and men of all races will have the opportunity to succeed and advance.  It also includes the development of metrics that will track progress on these institution-level dimensions of change, and a structure of accountability to sustain this ongoing process of reflection