{"id":4515,"date":"2018-02-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/introducing-kimberly-freeman-usc-dornsifes-new-diversity-dean\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T20:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T03:46:24","slug":"introducing-kimberly-freeman-usc-dornsifes-new-diversity-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/introducing-kimberly-freeman-usc-dornsifes-new-diversity-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Kimberly Freeman, USC Dornsife\u2019s new diversity dean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2751-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2751-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Introducing Kimberly Freeman, USC Dornsife\u2019s new diversity dean\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Kimberly Freeman, new associate dean, chief diversity officer of USC Dornsife. (Photo by Mike Glier.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=faculty\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Introducing Kimberly Freeman, USC Dornsife\u2019s new diversity dean<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC alumna Kimberly Freeman has joined USC Dornsife as associate dean, chief diversity officer. Here, she talks about her plans for diversity, equity and inclusion, and how exploring cultures and making connections have been critical to her journey in life.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Susan Bell<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">February 14, 2018<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg 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This determination meant that Freeman frequently switched schools and she credits her mother\u2019s deliberate choices with giving her a first valuable taste of diversity and inclusion. Indeed, she believes it was the first step in helping her acquire many of the valuable skills she brings to her new role as USC Dornsife\u2019s new associate dean, chief diversity officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving around forced me out of a comfort zone, even as a kid, and taught me that I had to make connections with people,\u201d she said. \u201cThe thing that I learned very early on was how to network, make friends and represent myself and make sure that my voice was being heard. Even today, I find myself in settings that might terrify some people if they haven\u2019t ventured too far outside of their own communities or had to interact with a diverse group of people. But that has never been my story. I hope it never is.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Building an inclusive culture<\/h2>\n<p>Freeman comes to USC Dornsife from UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she served for four years as assistant dean for diversity initiatives and community relations. She is particularly proud of having grown programming for women, who are traditionally underrepresented in business schools.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman\u2019s primary goal in her new role is to build an inclusive culture at USC.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman earned a bachelor\u2019s in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley. As a student, she was active in the National Society of Black Engineers, a student-run, non-profit organization that built strong students, leaders, and professionals in the engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.<\/p>\n<p>Working in her first job out of college as an environmental engineering specialist for Southern California Gas Company fueled her interest in public policy. She earned her master\u2019s from USC Price School of Public Policy and later an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. (She is now completing a doctorate in Education Leadership at UCLA.)<\/p>\n<p>Although her plan was to work in Sacramento on energy policy, when the industry deregulated, she took a job as a lobbyist in San Francisco with SoCalGas\u2019 parent company, Sempra Energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround this time, my work as a lobbyist gave me an appreciation for collaboration, team building and being an effective public speaker,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also started volunteering as a board member for nonprofits, reinforcing her interest in leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Promoted to director of community relations at SoCalGas, a position she held for 12 years, Freeman and her team were responsible for managing all of the nonprofit and philanthropic activity on behalf of the company.<\/p>\n<h2>Home to USC<\/h2>\n<p>If Freeman, a recipient of the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship, could pick one thing that would define her, she says it would be travel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether at school, at work, or abroad, I have always been in settings where I\u2019ve had to meet new people and learn about new cultures,\u201d she said. \u201cThose early experiences have informed my worldview, my professional choices and how I view the importance of diversity and inclusion in workplaces and on campuses like USC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding her love of travel, she said she\u2019s glad to have returned to USC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve traveled back to USC for this next part of my career journey, and it feels like home. 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