The Black Faculty Caucus of the University of South Carolina exists to promote a strong sense of community, professional welfare, professional development and advocacy for Black faculty and the issues and/or university communities that concern and affect them. 

Each college or school has a diversity officer who reports to the dean. Diversity officers develop and implement unit-level strategic plans for diversity and inclusion focusing on composition, achievement, engagement and inclusion as the attributes of their inclusion efforts. Unit-level diversity officers also work closely with the university's chief diversity officer as (collectively) the  Academic Council of Inclusive Excellence Officers to support and advance university equity, inclusion and diversity efforts.

The Faculty Welfare Committee considers university policies and the enforcement of policies regarding the welfare of the faculty, such as faculty salaries, other compensation and benefits, and any matters affecting the workplace environment.

For more information about the Jewish Faculty and Staff Council, please contact:

Meir Muller, Ph.D., convener
Phone: 803-513-9615
Email: meir@sc.edu 

The Latino and Hispanic Faculty Caucus (LHFC) of the University of South Carolina (USC) is an advocacy and leadership organization.  It was established April 2016 to address critical issues in higher education that focus on the recruitment, retention, promotion, and advancement of Latino/a & Hispanic faculty at the University of South Carolina.

For more information about the LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Caucus, please contact: 

Ryan Dawkins
Phone: 803-576-6214
Email: dawkinrl@mailbox.sc.edu

Bri Newton
Phone: 803-777-4330
Email: newtonb2@mailbox.sc.edu 

The Women's Leadership Institute serves as an advocate group for women-identifying faculty, staff and graduate students at the University of South Carolina (USC Columbia and Palmetto College) by providing engagement and educational opportunities and creating awareness and effectuating change for benefits, pay, equality and equivalent and unimpeded opportunities at USC.

The Staff Senate's Policy and Well-being Committee considers the compensation, benefits, work/life balance, and well-being  of staff employees. This Committee shall research, report on, and recommend to the Staff Senate any action to be taken on issues concerning the general wellbeing of the staff at the University.

The Religious Affairs Committee oversees the religious life programs on campus and makes such recommendations to the President as may be appropriate. For more information about the Religious Affairs Committee, please contact:  

Anna Edwards, Ph.D., conveyor
Phone: 803-777-3497
Email: corpenia@mailbox.sc.edu

The Women's Leadership Institute serves as an advisory group for women-identifying faculty, staff and graduate students at the University of South Carolina (USC Columbia and Palmetto College) by providing engagement and educational opportunities and creating awareness and effectuating change for benefits, pay, equality and equivalent and unimpeded opportunities at USC.

For more information contact:

Shannon Means
Vice Provost for Strategy and Innovation
shannon.means@sc.edu