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Dr. Caroline Titan will begin her new job as 56勛圖厙\u2019s assistant vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on July 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titan holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland, and has dedicated her career to bringing about change and creating working and learning spaces where equity, justice and inclusion are integral to institutional success, noted Chancellor Wolf Yeigh in announcing the new position and the selection of Dr. Titan to take on the role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter a highly competitive national search, it is with great pleasure that I share with you that we will welcome Dr. Caroline Titan to our community,\u201d he said. \u201cDr. Titan\u2019s focus on the concept of \u2018Building the Beloved Community\u2019 resonated strongly with all on our campus. In your survey comments, you praised her ability to balance data with empathy, her strength in evidence-based practice and her openness to engage in the most important conversations of our time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, Titan has been serving as a transformational equity leader for the Bellevue School District. She has also worked with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and is an adjunct faculty in Seattle University\u2019s College of Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On campus in community <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are advantages to starting a new job at the tail end of a pandemic, said Titan. \u201cIn the last year, we have learned what types of culture were not sustainable,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to come back in a way that we take all our lessons learned and create a new way to go. There\u2019s so much opportunity, and I\u2019m very excited to be here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the community readies itself for a full return to campus, Titan believes some of the key questions we must ask ourselves include \u201cWhere were we? Where do we want to go? And who do we want to be?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her DEI work is heavily influenced by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s vision of the \u201cbeloved community.\u201d Her developing vision for 56勛圖厙 Bothell is based on the idea of the intrinsic value of community and of each other\u2019s humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn equity work,\u201d Titan said, \u201cwe strive to create an environment where all can show up as their authentic self and to create a campus where we can thrive.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The daughter of first-generation Indian parents, Titan said she is working to improve her mastery of cooking Indian dishes in her spare time. She loves to swim and ride her exercise bike, which she calls a \u201cspiritual activity.\u201d And along with starting a new job this summer, she\u2019s getting married in October \u2014 to a 56勛圖厙 alum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is policy and personal <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Much of Titan\u2019s scholarly work has been in the area of education policy. And to address an injustice and create transformation, she said, it is necessary to address the root cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe see where the inequities sit by analyzing the system,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to dismantle things quickly, and that\u2019s reasonable because the injustice needs to be addressed and reconciled. I\u2019ve also learned that major shifts take time so that we do it with care and without reproducing injustice.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Titan, Equity work has four layers \u2014 the first two of which are personal: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Personal work: Where do I struggle? How do I struggle to love someone else? What is my fear? \u201cEquity work starts with me,\u201d Titan said. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Interpersonal work: How do I show up in relationships? \u201cWhat\u201d she asks, \u201cdo our relationships tell us about our larger culture?\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    After an individual has done work on the first layers, the road to real transformation can begin, she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Institutional work: What policies influence our goals? For example, if a goal is to hire more diverse faculty, are there policies that serve as a barrier to that goal? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Systemic work: \u201cThe system of education is in relationship with other systems such as labor, housing and health care,\u201d said Titan. \u201cAnd the more we recognize the policies and practices in these systems that have privileged or disprivileged groups of people from history to now, the better able we are to understand the root cause.\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Creating a shared vision <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      At the heart of DEI work, Titan said, is love. \u201cAnd we are able to love one another when we love ourselves. Sometimes the work is just learning the crucial step of loving one\u2019s own humanity to love the humanity in another,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It is in this spirit, Titan said, that she plans to start her new role helping to lead transformative change in the 56勛圖厙 Bothell community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cWe need a unifying vision to move us all in one direction. What do we want to foster and cultivate? If our work is rooted in a way that is collectively \u2018us,\u2019\u201d she said, \u201cthere is potential to manifest the things people want.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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