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Charting Our Inclusive Path Forward
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"Rutgers can be a leader on the national stage by redefining how and where we find excellence. This work is born and bred out of a commitment to diversity in all of its forms."
- President Jonathan Holloway
President Holloway explains how Rutgers University can move equity from words to action.
University Diversity Priorities
- Recruit, retain, and develop a diverse community
- Promote inclusive scholarship and teaching
- Define sustainable and substantive community engagement
- Build the capacity of leaders to create inclusive climates
- Develop an institutional infrastructure to drive change
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Diversity Strategic Planning Process
We are pursuing cultural change that embraces diversity as an institutional value. Strategic planning will help us to work across Chancellor-led units and the central administration to develop a shared vision and strategy that lives this commitment out in our organizational practices.
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Work towards INCLUSION and Respect DIFFERENCE
The Picturing a Beloved Community Poster series, defined our core values, and aspirations, outlining how we aim to interact with these values as ideals and action-oriented goals. This value pair reminds us that our commitment to building a beloved community must be active. Don't sit on the sidelines, share this message with others, participate in the strategic planning process, and help us build the community of our aspirations.