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Equal Opportunity, Participation and Nondiscrimination Office

Promoting inclusive and equitable practices and removing existing barriers to enhance access and a sense of belonging to European higher education and the liberal arts.
Gender Equality Plan Concept

Mission: 
Bard College Berlin aims to ensure equal access to educational opportunities by promoting participation, plurality, accessibility and a sense of belonging within all structures of the university. We are committed to preventing discrimination on the grounds of language, nationality, socioeconomic origin and status, ethnic origin, racist or antisemitic attributions, religion, disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence, age, gender, sexual orientation, and to eliminating any existing discrimination.

EOPN Office Values

  • Open Communication & Humility
    To give all voices of our diverse communities, especially those from historically marginalized backgrounds, a safe environment to be heard
  • Personal Growth
    To provide resources and expertise to empower individual and community initiatives, and to ensure non-discriminatory teaching and learning environments
  • Academic Freedom
    To foster a safe and respectful environment that brings freedom of teaching and research together with non-discriminatory and inclusive teaching and learning practices
  • Respect
    To encourage respect in the exchange of ideas to build a positive sense of community
  • Empathetic Leadership
    To provide guidance to leadership and administration
  • Passover Scavenger Hunt, April 2024
    COMMITMENTS
    • Establish Complaints Office
    • Holistic Review of the University System
    • Measure Progress
    • Promote Accountability and Transparency
    • Publish Reports
    • Increase Representation & Visibility
    • Reduce Barriers to Education
  • Community Iftar, March 2024
    COMMUNITY GOALS
    • Staff & Faculty: Increase equitable and inclusive practices in employment processes such as recruitment, hiring, promotion & development opportunities, and employee satisfaction (retention rates) without discrimination and reducing structural barriers and bias. 
    • Students: Ensure accessible educational opportunities to applicants and enrolled students 
    • University System: Assess and implement inclusive and equitable practices, policies, structures, and procedures throughout the organization
    • Communication: Encourage students, staff, faculty, and leadership to be transparent, remain accountable, to listen and have empathy towards one another for a stronger sense of community

Resources

Statement from the Director of EOPN
Lauren Gaillard

Statement from the Director of EOPN

"With guidance from the EOPN office, my hope is to further equip the BCB community with the knowledge and best practices needed to navigate the complexity of the world and to empathize with individuals' identities. As a liberal arts institution, Bard College Berlin values democracy, and one of my personal aims is for the office to provide sustainable ways to highlight the plurality inherent in it. This office is dedicated to promoting accessible and equitable opportunities in higher education, which are key elements of our EOPN concept. Our commitments and community goals outline specific objectives we aim to achieve at BCB to drive systemic change. We acknowledge that creating such change and building equitable opportunities for all requires time, and it is this recognition that fuels our unwavering commitment to advancing what our office represents: equal opportunity, participation, nondiscrimination, accessibility, justice, and a sense of belonging."

Workshops and Events 

The EOPN Office regularly holds empowerment workshops and invites experts to campus to talk about their experiences and provide support.

Events

Events

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Contact

Lauren Gaillard
Director of Equal Opportunity, Participation and Nondiscrimination 
Office: Ground floor, K24
equalopportunity[at]berlin.bard.edu  / +49 30 43733 139

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