About JEDI

The data presented in the following slides represents some of the demographics of faculty and students in the Environmental Studies Department (ENVS) and Masters of the Environment program (MENV). This data comes from CU Boulder's publicly available census data. It can also be found, along with other, university-wide data, on the website of the Office of Data Analytics. We acknowledge that this data is limited in the identities that it represents. We also regret that we cannot provide data on ENVS staff demographics as the University does not distinguist staff by department.

We in ENVS JEDI understand that numbers do not represent the whole of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in our department. However, we do believe demographic data provide one kind of indicator of our success or failure in ensuring that the ENVS department is accessible to all. We have published this data in order to improve transparency and as a part of our commitment to improve JEDI in our department.

The following slides show the demographics of faculty in ENVS and MENV. We have provided data for all ENVS faculty as well as data dividing faculty into 1) tenured and tenure-track faculty positions and 2) faculty positions that do not have tenure benefits attached. Not enough individuals exist for the University to provide data on the races/ethnicities of ENVS faculty, so that data is presented as "BIPOC" and "Not BIPOC." According to University definitions BIPOC in this data means:  "Faculty self-identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander."

New hires have been made since 2020, and these numbers do not represent the current makeup of the department. However, the University has not yet provided data for 2021.

Note: The University has not yet provided data on the hires in 2021. These numbers have changed, but we do not have data to present on those changes.

Note: The University has not yet provided data on the hires in 2021. These numbers have changed, but we do not have data to present on those changes.

The following slides show undergraduate enrollment in ENVS by first generation status, race/ethnicity, and gender.

Enrollment of first generation students in ENVS has decreased from 116 students in 2011 to 74 students in 2021 (36% decrease). Enrollment of non-first generation has decrease from 786 students to 711 students since 2011 (9% decrease).

Enrollment in ENVS has decreased overall. White students represented 87% of the ENVS undergraduate populations in 2011 and represent 79% of ENVS undergrads in 2021. More detail is provided on the next slide.

This chart makes the data on minoritized students in ENVS more visible. These categories are defined by CU Boulder's enrollment census data, and we recognize that they do not reflect all experiences and identities.

The following slides show demographics of graduate students enrolled in the ENVS department. These are divided into the Ph.D/Research Master's program and the Masters of the Environment program.

This chart provides greater detail that is difficult to see in the previous chart.

More detail is provided on the next slide.