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University Equity and Inclusion
Building an Inclusive Academy

Our Work

We are committed to building a beloved community. Working towards inclusion, moving from ideals to action.

Local Leaders Driving Institutional Change

We lead the charge for equity and inclusion so Rutgers university can better serve all of its students, faculty, and staff.

Nyeema Watson
Rutgers–Camden

Senior Vice Chancellor for Strategy, Diversity and Community Engagement

Sangeeta Lamba
Rutgers Health

Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion

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Rutgers–New Brunswick

Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement

Building a Beloved Community

Rutgers’ campuses, distinct in location and culture, make up a thriving university composed of students, faculty, and staff from all lived experiences.

Our commitment to building a "beloved community" is foundational to our efforts to build an inclusive academy. It is defined by a commitment to work together to embody, reflect, and respect the complexities of all our parts.

Review the university's first-ever Diversity Strategic Plan, which was released in March 2022, to learn how we will realize our institutional commitment to inclusive excellence.

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Diversity Matters

Rutgers considers diversity to be necessary to foster the cultural competencies, resilience, and openness to dialogue that promote the intellectual growth and intergroup understanding that are essential for success in the classroom, the university community, and society at large. Review the topics to right to understand what this means in practice.

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Learn about our diversity priorities

Extensive outreach supports our institutional aim to remove unfair barriers and ensure awareness,  narrowing the gap between talent and access to opportunity. 

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Review the university non-discrimination statement

While we actively cultivate a diverse pool, all admission, employment, and program participation decisions are made without regard to race, sex, or other protected characteristics.

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.