PREFACE: The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) reached between United Academics and the University includes provisions encouraging the inclusion of a discussion of the contributions to institutional equity and inclusion in the personal statement of a candidate for tenure and promotion (for tenure-track faculty) and in the personal statement of non-tenure track faculty who are being reviewed for promotion.
Articles 19 and 20 of the CBA require both tenure track and non-tenure track faculty to develop a 3-6 page personal statement documenting relevant research (or creative activity), teaching and service contributions as part of this review process. According to the CBA, the "statement should also include discussion of contributions to institutional equity and inclusion.” (Article 19, Sec 11, p27 and Article 20, Sec 8, p 32).
The guidelines in the pdf linked to below, which are taken from our own work as well as from existing documents in the University of California System, offer a general framework for faculty members in describing “contributions to institutional equity and inclusion” in their personal statements.
In the future, we plan to offer additional guidance about how to measure the quality of contributions within the context of various academic processes.