Dr. Maureen Murphy Distinguished Professorship for Equity in Education
The Dr. Maureen Murphy Distinguished Professor for Equity in Education is dedicated to social justice through education.
CSM provides programs and services that support the social and economic mobility of people in the Southern Maryland region. It is equity in action, and the root of that action is in the classroom, irrespective of discipline, in the interaction between professors and students.
The goal of the Distinguished Professor program is to recognize faculty excellence and promote further faculty excellence through funds for faculty professional development.
Established in Fall 2022, this initiative is responsible for coordinating an annual lecture on a topic related to equity, which shall be open to the public, as well as working with the provost to provide additional professional development opportunities for faculty, which may include seminars, conferences, webinars, lectures, and other activities, to include the challenges begun in 2019 by the Office of Equity and Inclusive Diversity.
Dr. Murphy is a staunch supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“CSM is social justice through education... We exist solely to provide programs and services that support the social and economic mobility of people in the Southern Maryland region. We put equity in action, and the root of that action is in the classroom – irrespective of discipline – between professors and students. This work requires the continual commitment and professional development of excellent and committed faculty.” - Dr. Maureen Murphy
About the Professorship
Vision
To purposefully work towards an ideal College of Southern Maryland, where faculty members are challenged to engage differences as strengths in an environment that constantly strives for equality of access, opportunity, resources, representation, and participation.
Slogan
Culture of Belonging
Mission
CSM Strategic Goal #4 Foster and sustain a high-performing employee culture:
- Strategy 4.3 Strengthen a culture that incorporates our institutional values in all we do.
- Strategy 4.4 Ensure a workplace environment that is inclusive, participatory, and encourages employee engagement at all levels.
DEIB: Faculty Goal
We commit to continually engaging in purposeful conversations and actions where we challenge ourselves and our faculty to examine our individual habits.
We commit to supporting initiatives and offices within the larger college community that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. We will promote justice and denounce what is unjust.
