Office for Diversity Programs 

• The Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Fellows Program is faculty pipeline program. The purpose of the ACES Fellows program is to promote the research, teaching, and scholarship of early career scholars who embrace the value that diversity is an indispensable component of academic excellence. 
• ​The ADVANCE Scholars Program is faculty mentoring program designed to promote and advance the success of tenure-track faculty who have been historically underrepresented at Texas A&M University and in higher education.
• The Diversity Matters Seed Grant Program supports research projects designed to make a positive impact on Texas A&M University’s Diversity Plan goals of accountability, climate, and equity. 
• The Enhancing Diversity Seminar Series is designed to engage the campus community in dialogue around sensitive topics and issues related to diversity, campus climate, equity, and inclusion. 

Requesting Funding from the Office for Diversity

Office for Diversity Guidelines for Funding Requests -- Funding requests will be considered for their potential to significantly and positively impact the University’s Diversity Plan goals:

• Accountability -- Programs that enhance or establish structures and processes that promote accountability for achieving our diversity goals.
• Campus climate -- Programs that promote or enhance an inclusive working and learning environment that fully recognizes, values, and integrates diversity.
• Equity -- Programs that promote a campus culture that is free from discrimination and harassment and one that is committed to valuing diverse skills, knowledge, and experience.

If you have any questions or concerns accessing this application, please feel free to contact us by phone (979-458-2905) or by email (diversity@tamu.edu).

Toolkits and Syllabi 

Pedagogy is activism. In the resources below are links to resources and materials. Special thanks to Racism Review for providing some of the content and links below --

Black Feminism Syllabus: Melissa Harris Perry
In 2013, Melissa Harris Perry drafted the Black Feminism Syllabus in response to First Lady Michelle Obama being called a “feminist nightmare” - this syllabus shares and suggests resources that explain the distinctiveness of Black feminism.

Inclusive Search and Recruitment Toolkit for Faculty, Graduate Students, and Postdoctoral Fellows
The Inclusive Search and Recruitment Toolkit is a comprehensive toolkit compiled by the Office for Inclusion and Equity (OIE) in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). 

The Lemonade Syllabus: Benbow and others
The Lemonade Syllabus pays homage to the critically acclaimed Beyonce album of the same title. The Lemonade album was heralded as novel art that celebrates Black women, their beauty, and their multiplicities. The Lemonade Syllabus, inspired by the album, acknowledges and tributes Black women through music, poetry, fiction, and references to Black feminist work.

The MSW@USC Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege: Jeremy Goldbach
From the University of Southern California's School of Social Work, this toolkit is meant for anyone who feels there is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity in social relationships, both on a micro (individual) and macro (communal) level. Training of this kind can provide historical context about the politics of identity and the dynamics of power and privilege or help build greater self-awareness. 

The Syllabus on Self-Care and Wellness for Social Justice Activists was developed by the Office for Diversity to support our campus community on mental wellness. This syllabus provides beginners-level resources to explain what mental health is, the importance of engaging in self-care, and tips for avoiding burn-out. Additionally, we provide information on local services and resources that may be utilized by students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M.