{"id":136088,"date":"2021-02-24T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=136088"},"modified":"2021-02-24T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:37:43","slug":"position-diversity-equity-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/24\/position-diversity-equity-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Sea Grant creates position to address diversity, equity, inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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To more effectively address the persistence of societal inequities due to systemic racism and colonialism, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant College Program<\/a> (Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant) created a new, full-time senior leadership position. Beth Lenz<\/strong> has been selected to serve as its inaugural assistant director for diversity and community engagement.<\/p>\n

The Sea Grant network, which is comprised of 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes state, Puerto Rico, and Guam, has placed increased emphasis on incorporating diverse perspectives and inclusivity. This position is one of the first of its kind in the network and will foster more equitable and sustainable resource management.<\/p>\n

After completing her PhD<\/abbr> at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa, Lenz spent the past year in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. as a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow<\/a>.<\/p>\n