What is a DEIP Course

First and foremost, a DEIP course is a course that is listed and identified as such in the catalog. Accordingly, it is also a course that is approved by the Diversity Council Curriculum Subcommittee (DCCS) and has completed the approval process in the curriculum workflow process in Kuali. Additionally, the table below defines four other terms that are named differently due to their distinct situation:

Required Content of a DEIP Course

A DEIP course covers one or more of the following topics:

• ableism or disability
• ageism
• capitalism or classism
• citizenship or immigration status or nationality
• heteropatriarchy or sexism or gender essentialism
• heterosexism or homophobia or gender & sexuality diversity
• inequality or unequal treatment of any one social group
• language superiority
• nativism or ethnocentrism or xenophobia
• race or ethnicity
• religious exclusivism or suppression of spiritual or religious or faith-based belief or practices

Student Learning Outcomes of a DEIP Course

A DEIP course meets at least three of the following five student learning outcomes—students will:

1. Analyze (not simply describe), evaluate, and/or interpret social issues in historical or contemporary U.S. society or in the global context from multiple perspectives while reflecting on their lived experiences, social location, identity, or social position.
2. Explain and analyze the dynamics of historical and/or contemporary inequality or oppression (e.g., settler colonialism, sexism, racism, ageism, heterosexism, classism, nativism, etc.) and how these dynamics shape individual lives and impact the larger social structures of their communities.
3. Explain and analyze the resistance of any one marginalized group in society to the historical and/or contemporary inequality or oppression (e.g. settler colonialism, sexism, racism, ageism, heterosexism, classism, nativism, etc.).
4. Describe or explain the dynamics of one aspect of JEADI (i.e. justice, equity, accessibility, diversity, or inclusion) with respect to race, sex, gender, class, SOGIE (sexual orientation, gender identity & expression), ethnicity, faith, ability, nationalities, veteran status, or language in the U.S. and/or in the global context.
5. Describe and explain inequities and unequal treatment of one or more social groups that fall under any one of the following categories: race, ethnicity, ability, faith, sex, SOGIE, nationalities, veterans, and language.

The DEIP Course Application Process

1. The Syllabus Checklist is no longer in use.
2. The DEIP course application is now online.
3. The DEIP course application is now accepted and reviewed at any time throughout the year.
4. The proposed course will be listed as a DEIP course in the catalog of the upcoming academic year when the application is submitted online by September 1, approved by the DCCS by October 1, and approved in the curriculum workflow in Kuali by October 31.
5. All approved DEIP courses will be identified in the catalog as such for six years after first listed in the catalog, not from the date it is approved by the Subcommittee.
6. For a DEIP course to continue its uninterrupted DEIP status, it is necessary that the department submit a DEIP course renewal request at least one academic year prior to the expiration of its DEIP course status. The renewal process is the same as a new DEIP course application.
7. According to UNM policy, when a cataloged course (including any DEIP courses) is not offered for 8 continuous semesters, it will be placed in the “sunset status” in Banner and removed from the catalog the following academic year.

When Submitting Your Application

Before you submit your online application, please have the following information ready:

1. The syllabus in PDF format.
2. The learning materials such as their full citation or a description of learning activities of at least three of the above five student learning outcomes.
3. The assessment tools for the same student learning ourcomes selected under #2.

The online application process takes about 45 minutes. If not completed in one sitting, you can return to it within 72 hours.

Please submit your application here

Diversity Council Curriculum Subcommittee (DCCS)

The Diversity Council Curriculum Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the Diversity Council that focuses on the curriculum of a DEIP course. Its members are voting members of the Faculty Senate that meet two of the following three criteria:

1. Have taught a DEIP course or any courses that cover one or more of the topics covered in a DEIP course.
2. Hold a record of scholarly contributions, research, and/or publications in any of the topics covered in a DEIP course and be proficient in the SLOs of a DEIP course or demonstrate their expertise in any of the topics covered in a DEIP course as a practitioner such as a lecturer, an instructor or a clinical educator and be proficient in the SLOs of a DEIP course.
3. Have a record of intersectionality curriculum or practice in culturally responsive pedagogy, trauma-based pedagogy, inclusive pedagogy or pedagogy of care that advances the SLOs pertaining to the U.S. and Global DEIP Criteria.

The Subcommittee is charged to review and approve DEIP course applications. It meets regularly via Zoom from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM on the third Thursday of the month during the regular academic year.

Information Workshop for the Diversity Requirements

Fall 2024 – Download a copy of the 2024 Information Session PowerPoint file here.