Multicultural Faculty Commission (MFC)
The MFC is an employee affinity group formed in June 2006, the MFC functions as a constituency group to address unmet and incompletely met community-building needs and provides expanded support for a diverse and global faculty in such areas as scholarship and academic leadership.
Upcoming Event: MFC Spring Retreat
Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Location: The Foundation
Join us for an engaging afternoon of reflection, reconnection, and collective visioning as we close out the academic year. This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and contribute to shaping the future of MFC.
Please complete the registration form here
Call for MFC Chair & Executive Board
2025–2027 Academic Years
We are now accepting nominations (self-nominations encouraged!) for the next MFC Chair and executive board. If you or a colleague are interested in leading the important work of the Commission, please submit your nomination by Friday, April 26.

Chair, Dr. Janet Chang
Dr. Chang is an Associate Professor of Psychology at West Chester University and Research Affiliate at Smith College. She earned a B.A. with honors from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. She is a social-cultural psychologist who examines how cultural values and norms-tied to race/ethnicity and social class-influence help seeking, with a focus on first-generation college students. She investigates ethnic/racial disparities in mental health and sociocultural influences on psychological functioning among diverse ethnic/racial groups. Her research has been funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.