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University Equity and Inclusion
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University Equity and Inclusion
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University Equity and Inclusion
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Rutgers University–Camden

Envisioning the Path Forward

Rutgers University–Camden convened a steering committee organized into working groups that assisted in the development of the recommendations and metrics that formed the basis of the diversity strategic plan. 

Diversity Strategic Plan

Staff at the Camden One Stop

Goal 1: Recruit and Retain a Diverse Community

Use data-driven best practices to recruit and retain a campus community that represents the breadth of diversity in New Jersey, paying particular attention to access and barriers to success for underrepresented faculty, staff and students.

Office of Civic Engagement Camden

Goal 3: Strengthen and Deepen Community and Civic Engagement

Strengthen Rutgers–Camden’s impact as an anchor institution through deepening civic and community engagement, enhancing connections with residents and stakeholders within the city and across South Jersey and addressing the historical legacies of racism and injustice.

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Goal 4: Nurture an Inclusive Campus Climate

Advance a climate that fosters and ensures inclusive excellence and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through leadership development, robust support, and accountability.

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Building on Our Civic Engagement Foundation

Working with community partners, the Office of Civic Engagement supports efforts to meet the challenges facing our host city, county, and region through engaged civic learning, volunteerism and service, community-based research, and integrated efforts and partnerships.

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Implementation

The newly formed Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council will support implementation integrating longstanding efforts, such as the Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity, into a cross-cutting collaborative effort to support Rutgers–Camden's forward movement.

Signature Initiatives

Learn more about new and ongoing initiatives that help forward Rutgers–Camden's diversity goals.

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Bridging the Gap

Rutgers University–Camden applies this special “last dollar” financial aid program to the remaining costs of your in-state tuition and additional mandatory fees after any other need-based federal, state, and/or institutional aid has been applied.

TRHT

Truth Racial Healing and Transformation Center, Rutgers University–Camden

The goal of the Truth Racial Healing and Transformation Center (TRHT) enterprise is to create a positive narrative about race in the community; to promote racial healing activities on campus and in the community; and to erase structural barriers to equal treatment and opportunity within the economic, legal, educational, and residential components of the community.

Rutgers Camden Rites of Passage student graduates

Rites of Passage Ceremony

The Rites of Passage Ceremony is a pre-commencement celebration to honor Black and Latinx-identified students who through resolute persistence have successfully completed an Undergraduate or Graduate degree at Rutgers University–Camden.

Chancellor Tillis, Susan Benesch, and Nyeema Watson in a posed group photo

Chancellor’s Lecture Series on Global Racial Reckoning and Civility

This series strives to provide timely and ongoing conversation with scholars and activists on trending topics, domestic and global, that challenge and amplify our understanding of global civility and humaneness. Topics include conversations on racism, discrimination, classism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and others that challenge our vision of a beloved community, at home and/or abroad. 

Recognition of Our Diversity

Rutgers–Camden is an eligible Minority Serving Institution, recognizing its expansive educational opportunities for low-income and minority students.

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IDEA Grants @ RU–C

The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) Innovation Grant Program in Camden has three goals:

  1. To fund creative projects that advance the university goal to recruit, retain, and develop a diverse community.
  2. To promote the development of initiatives and programs that support and/or sustain relationships with community organizations and entities, such as local schools, non-profit agencies, etc.
  3. To equip individuals with the cross-cultural skills necessary to engage with others in ways that foster dialogue, enable understanding and promote resilience when conflict occurs.
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