Elizabeth Conklin, J.D., has served as Yale University’s inaugural associate vice president for institutional equity and accessibility since 2020. In this role, she oversees the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA), Student Accessibility Services (SAS), the Title IX Office, Veteran and Military Affairs, Restorative Practices, and the Yale LGBTQ Center. Her work centers on responding to incidents of discrimination and harassment and fostering a culture that actively prevents such behaviors. She also leads broad training and education initiatives designed to prevent discrimination and harassment and to foster and strengthen inclusive leadership across the university.
Before joining Yale, Elizabeth spent a decade at the University of Connecticut, most of that time as associate vice president for the office of institutional equity, as well as the university’s Title IX and ADA coordinator. Prior to her time in higher education, she practiced labor and employment law as an associate attorney at a midsize Hartford firm.