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The Department of Government's Vow to Act (the text of the Act appears in the appendix) requires that we hold ourselves accountable by publicly reporting on our progress annually for the next five years. The Vow was published online in July 2020 and was implemented beginning in the fall term 2020. Our progress has been tracked in annual reports that audit the Department's progress on items in the Vow. This report builds on those reports, adding new updates on how the Department enacted or failed to enact the items in the Vow to Act and adding new updates on actions taken from September 2022 until the start of the fall 2024 term. (The Department did not produce a third annual report so this report covers a two-year period.)
The Department of Government's Vow to Act (the text of the Act appears in the appendix) requires that we hold ourselves accountable by publicly reporting on our progress at a regular basis. The Vow was published online in July 2020 and was implemented beginning in the fall term 2020. This is the second audit of the Department's progress on items in the Vow. It builds on the first report, summarizing how the Department enacted or failed to enact the items in the Vow to Act and adding new updates on actions taken from January-September 2022.
The Department of Government's Vow to Act requires that we hold ourselves accountable and publicly report on our progress at a regular basis. The Vow was published online in July of 2020 and it was implemented beginning in the fall term 2020. This is the first audit of the Department's progress on the items in the Vow to Act. This report summarizes how the Department enacted or failed to enact the items in the Vow to Act between September 2020 and January 2022.
Department of Government
Dartmouth College
The Department of Government joins our students, colleagues, and global community in the fight for racial justice. Political scientists have long examined the linkages between race, power, governance, and injustice, and faculty in the department are dedicated to advancing research in these areas. We recognize that we, as a profession and as a predominantly white department, need to do more to create an environment where everyone can thrive. The Department of Government is committed to building a welcoming environment in which we can learn together about race and racism. We vow to undertake measures to change our own behavior, to ensure that we provide opportunities to study race and racism in our curriculum, and to provide intellectual resources that expand opportunities to learn about the extent to which racism structures the political world. To that end, we commit to the following:
1. We will create new opportunities to listen to, and learn from, our students and colleagues.
2. We will deepen our commitment to diversity and inclusion within the department.
3. We will offer additional courses that engage with these issues, and adjust existing courses to promote inclusion.
4. We will hold ourselves accountable by setting deadlines and publicly reporting on our progress.
Specific Commitments
The Government Department makes the following commitments to our students, colleagues, and staff:
1. We will create new opportunities to listen to, and learn from, our students and colleagues.
2. We will deepen our commitment to diversity and inclusion within the department.
3. We will offer additional courses that engage with these issues, and adjust existing courses to promote inclusion.
4. We will hold ourselves accountable by setting deadlines and publicly reporting on our progress.