RENEE MADISON has been appointed VP for equity and inclusion at Colgate University. Madison — who is currently director of human resources for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana — has experience promoting inclusion and equity in higher education and government. She will start her new job at Colgate on Oct. 4. Madison […]
RENEE MADISON has been appointed VP for equity and inclusion at Colgate University. Madison — who is currently director of human resources for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana — has experience promoting inclusion and equity in higher education and government. She will start her new job at Colgate on Oct. 4. Madison will report to the Colgate president and serve as a member of the president’s cabinet. Before joining the mayor’s cabinet in Indianapolis, Madison was chief human-resources officer, senior advisor to the president for diversity and compliance, and Title IX coordinator at DePauw University. She also served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in the Domestic Violence Division of the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and an associate director of enforcement for the NCAA. Madison holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from DePauw and earned her law degree at Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Madison will serve as a core member of Colgate’s senior leadership team, providing oversight and strategic vision for policies and initiatives that promote an inclusive and equitable learning and working environment for students as well as faculty and staff members. With a staff of four, she will oversee the Office of Equity and Diversity, which currently guides hiring practices, Title IX cases, ADA concerns, affirmative action/equal opportunity, and the university’s nondiscrimination and anti-harassment processes.