DDCE Strategic Areas

Office of the Vice President for
Diversity and Community Engagement

Dr. Gregory Vincent
Vice President
Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
W.K. Kellogg Professor in Community College Leadership
Faculty Fellow, Sid W. Richardson Chair in Community College Leadership Program
Professor of Law

DDCE Organizational Chart
VP Operations Staff & DDCE Units
Department List
Key Staff

Thematic Initiatives
and Community
Engagement

Directed by
Dr. Edmund “Ted” Gordon
Associate Vice President & Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

Pre-College Youth
Development and Student
Diversity Initiatives

Directed by
Dr. Wanda L. Nelson
Associate Vice President

School Partnerships

Directed by
Dr. Angela Valenzuela
Associate Vice President & Professor, Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Administration, College of Education

Institutional Equity

Directed by
Ms. Linda Millstone
Associate Vice President

The Office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement focuses on two major areas:

Thematic Initiatives works to increase diversity through recruitment and retention of faculty and graduate students engaged in underrepresented subjects in pedagogy and research.

Community Engagement centers on promotion and coordination of services for communities historically underserved by the university and encompasses several areas.

The Pre-College Youth Development and Student Diversity Initiatives portfolio focuses on partnering with target schools to promote college attendance for underrepresented students in Texas. Students are identified at the elementary school level and receive academic preparation as well as non-cognitive support through high school graduation to facilitate their enrollment in an institution of higher education. SDI assists students enrolled at UT to matriculate, succeed academically, graduate, and pursue post-baccalaureate degrees.

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Founded in 2006, the Texas Center for Education Policy builds upon the University of Texas at Austin’s tradition of distinguished scholarship, and is committed to broadening research on equity and excellence in PK-16 education. The Center promotes interdisciplinary and collaborative research, analysis, and dissemination of information to impact the development of educational policy through the establishment of partnerships with local, state, national and international education communities.

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The job of Equal Opportunity Services (EOS), established in 1973, is to ensure fulfillment of the intent and spirit of equal opportunity laws, although they are not affiliated with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Among a host of services, EOS investigates allegations, seeks equitable resolutions to complaints , provides confidential counseling, offers resources, and serves as a liaison with community action organizations and agencies.

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