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Purpose

The purpose of ALAAMEA is to provide a place for Tulane faculty and staff from historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Mixed Race, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, people raised in working class and other marginalized class backgrounds, age) to connect and thrive together, fostering our own resilience and resistance to interlocking oppressions. We welcome our important allies, co-conspirators, and accomplices into ALAAMEA as important partners in creating nourishing and liberatory environments at Tulane.

History

ALAAMEA was originally formed in 2015 to "provide strategic advocacy to Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ faculty and staff," while also serving as a space for allies to these communities at Tulane. Although the ALAAMEA umbrella has expanded to include multiple other faculty and staff affinity groups, we retain the ALAAMEA name to honor and recognize the early ALAAMEA faculty and staff founders, leaders, and members who championed equity and justice work across our university.

ALAAMEA was originally formed in 2015 to "provide strategic advocacy to Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ faculty and staff," while also serving as a space for allies to these communities at Tulane. Although the ALAAMEA umbrella has expanded to include multiple other faculty and staff affinity groups, we retain the ALAAMEA name to honor and recognize the early ALAAMEA faculty and staff founders, leaders, and members who championed equity and justice work across our university.

We welcome the formation of new affinity groups. If you are interested in starting a faculty and staff affinity group underneath the ALAAMEA umbrella, please contact Anneliese Singh and Carolyn Barber-Pierre.

Our current Faculty and Staff affinity groups underneath the ALAAMEA umbrella include the following:

ALAAMEA Faculty and Staff Umbrella Co-Chairs ▾

To sign up for the ALAAMEA listserv, please send an email to ALAAMEA-L@listserv.tulane.edu

ALAAMEA Faculty and Staff Umbrella Co-Chairs

Carolyn Barber-Pierre

Carolyn Barber-Pierre

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Intercultural Life

Anneliese Singh

Anneliese Singh

Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development/Chief Diversity Officer

Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff ▾

To sign up for the Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to AAPI-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

Cecilia Gambala, MD

Cecilia Gambala, MD

Assistant Professor, MFM
Program Director of Medical Student Education Assistant Dean for Clinical Education

Julie Qiu

Julie Qiu

Office Administrator
Newcomb Institute

Prabal Kumar Singh

Developer IV, Information Technology

 

Black Faculty and Staff ▾

To be added to the affinity group listserv, please follow this link.

Black Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

Sienna Abdulahad

Sienna Abdulahad

Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs

Jason Combs

Jason Combs

Assistant Director of BIPOC Men & Masculine Student Success

Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham

Professor and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research

Robert Westley

Robert Westley

LOCHEF Professor of Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, School of Law

Chinese Faculty and Staff ▾

To sign up for the Chinese Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to ACP_TULANE@tulane.edu

Chinese Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

Dr. Yi-ping Chen

Yi-ping Chen

Chair in Cell and Molecular Biology and Professor
The John L. and Mary Wright Ebaugh Chair in Science and Engineering

Tony Hu

Tony Hu

Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation
Director, Center of Cellular and Molecular Diagnosis, School of Medicine

Shusheng Wang

Shusheng Wang

Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Science & Engineering

 

Faculty and Staff Living with Disabilities ▾

To sign up for the Faculty and Staff Living with Disabilities Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to FSDIS-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Faculty and Staff Living with Disabilities Affinity Group Facilitator

Cathy Lazarus

Cathy Lazarus

Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Records

 

Indigenous Faculty and Staff ▾

To sign up for the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to FSINDIGENOUS-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Indigenous Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

Judith Maxwell

Judith Maxwell

Professor of Anthropology, School of Liberal Arts

John DePriest

John DePriest

Staff Instructor, Center For Global Education

 

Latinx Faculty and Staff ▾

To sign up for the Latinx Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to FSLATINX-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Latinx Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

Eddy Cruz

Eddy Cruz

Assistant Dean and Executive Director, Newcomb-Tulane College Career Services

Gabe Christian-Sola

Gabe Christian-Sola

Senior Program Coordinator for Student Engagement, Newcomb-Tulane College

LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff ▾

To sign up for the LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to LGBTQFACSTAFF-L@listserv.tulane.edu

To sign up for the LGBTQ+ Research Collective listserv, please send an email to LGBTQRESEARCHCOLLECTIVE-L@listserv.tulane.edu

LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

Aloysius Cunningham

Aloysius Cunningham

Exploratory, Public Health, Newcomb-Tulane College Academic Advising

Petey Peterson

Petey Peterson

Director, Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity

Tulane University Women's Association (TUWA) ▾
Tulane University Women's Association (TUWA) Facilitators

Shira Hussain

Shira Hussain

Academic Counselor, A.B. Freeman School of Business

Jana Woodson

Jana Woodson

Deputy Athletics Director of External Operations

Veterans Faculty and Staff ▾

To sign up for the Veterans Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to TUVETS-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Veterans Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

David Bankston

David Bankston

Director of Community and Veteran Engagement, Center for Sport

Rebecca Rouse

Rebecca Rouse

Professor of Practice and Associate Director, Emergency & Security Studies
School of Professional Advancement

Michael Wallace

Michael Wallace

Program Director, Professor of Practice, Emergency & Security Studies
School of Professional Advancement

 

White Anti-Racist Learning Community ▾

To sign up for the White Anti-Racist Learning Community Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to WALC-L@listserv.tulane.edu

White Anti-Racist Learning Community Affinity Group Facilitators

Ben Brubaker

Benji Brubaker

Program Manager, Center for Public Service