'It is not yet known if any of these six departures are related'
Another diversity staff member at Quinnipiac University left this month, the company's sixth DEI staff member in a year, raising questions about turnover.
Interim Title IX Coordinator Sarah Hellyar resigned in January and started a new job in the same role at Antioch University. Quinnipiac Chronicle report. Her resignation follows two in December and three more since January 2023, all from diversity-related positions at private Connecticut colleges and universities.
Last week, David Fryson, interim vice president for equity and inclusion, said in an email that Helyar had resigned “to pursue another professional opportunity,” according to the report.
Fryson wished her well in her new job, describing her as a “dedicated colleague” who has raised “the importance and visibility of Title IX on our campus.”
According to her LinkedIn profile, Hellyar has worked at the university since October 2021 and has served as interim Title IX coordinator for a year.
Meanwhile, the university is seeking a permanent Title IX coordinator starting in March 2023; chronology report.
According to the paper, “It is not yet known whether any of these six departures are related.” “But regardless of the reason or relationship, top diversity officials continue to leave Quinnipiac, and the broader implications of this recent turnover are yet to be revealed.”
Last December, campus spokesman John Morgan said: college fix When asked about the departure of the first five diversity officers, the university responded that it “remains committed to achieving our goals of advancing inclusive excellence.”
This included Wayne Gersie, former vice president for equity and inclusion, and Dennis Kwarteng, who served as Title IX coordinator before Hellyar. Chronicle Gersie reported leaving in December after just five months on the job.
Two people who served as director and deputy director of the Department of Multicultural Education and Training also left last year, the report said.
Meanwhile, a campus spokesperson said: Fixes In December, it said building a “full team” in its Office of Inclusive Excellence was a priority for the new year. Morgan said Quinnipiac has added new positions to the office “to increase retention of first-generation and diverse students.”
More: Five DEI executives resign from the university within a year.
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