Celebrating Progress
Rutgers Forward
Pursuing Excellence and Inclusion Deliberately
Released in March 2022, Rutgers' University Diversity Strategic Plan was guided by five priorities encapsulating areas where the university needed to make progress. Learn how we are working to realize our institutional commitment to inclusive excellence.
2023 Progress Summit
Building an Inclusive Academy | November 15, 2023
The Progress Summit showcased how, all across the institution, we were leveraging collaboration to drive progress. We reflected on our shared investment in developing a university community where everyone can thrive. We learned why diversity, in and of itself, is not enough and how bias education makes us smarter, fairer, and kinder. Collectively, we reaffirmed Rutgers' commitment to pursue excellence and inclusion deliberately.
Marking Milestones
Each Chancellor-led unit invited its campus community to celebrate accomplishments and forge a path forward.
Rutgers–New Brunswick Progress Showcase
Partners in Cultivating Community | February 19, 2025
The New Brunswick Progress Showcase brought together community partners who have played an instrumental role in implementing both phases of the campus' Diversity Strategic Plan. The first panel of the day, moderated by Vice Chancellor for Access and Community Engagement Tiffiny Butler, highlighted how the work is ongoing and unfinished, with the diversity plan serving as a guidepost for what's to come.
The day continued with presentations on building reciprocal community relationships and implementing strategies to ensure student success, among others. The showcase closed out with a progress gallery highlighting the breadth and depth of the work enabled by the people behind the plan.
Rutgers–Newark Social Mobility Showcase
#InAndOfNewark | April 7, 2025
A wide range of community stakeholders came together for the Rutgers–Newark Social Mobility Showcase, a day of inspiring conversations and connections that framed what progress has looked like and what progress will continue to look like at the storied anchor institution.
Program leads presented on innovative programs designed to advance social mobility for all. In essence, social mobility is in Rutgers–Newark's DNA, considering it ranks #5 nationwide for social mobility.
Rutgers–Camden Diversity Plan Progress Summit
Local Impact, Global Reach | April 21, 2025
Chancellor Antonio Tillis set the stage for the Rutgers–Camden Diversity Plan Progress Summit when he remarked that “our collective commitment is an accepting, inclusive, and welcoming campus.” That commitment shone through the presentations and panels on how Camden is harnessing data-driven insights and elevating community voices to move forward together.
In the spirit of public recognition and celebration, the day closed out with the annual DICE Awards honoring those who have worked to build bridges between the Camden campus and community.
Rutgers Health Equity Progress Showcase
A Decade of Making a Difference | October 29, 2024
The Rutgers Health Equity Progress Showcase put on display its many milestones since 2013 in working toward a healthier world. From data-driven health equity efforts to culturally-informed community engagement, the panelists delivered presentations and engaged in critical discussions throughout the day.
Rutgers Health faculty, staff, and students have made significant strides in reducing health disparities wherever they may exist. The progress poster walk celebrated those who have been engaged in this important work across all Rutgers Health units.
