Social justice is both a process and a goal

We promote critical consciousness, cultural humility, and compassion, for a socially just and equitable campus community.

Mission

The Office of Community, Equity and Diversity leads institution-wide initiatives to anchor inclusion in every aspect of the University of Rhode Island’s community and operations.

Vision

Advancing inclusion by cultivating community, enhancing equity, and demonstrating diversity.

Core Values

• Impact culture and climate by creating a welcoming community where each member can learn, work, and thrive.
• Increase institutional capacity by hosting communities of practice that foster cultural competence and model constructive dialogue across difference.
• Influence the orientation of the academic and administrative enterprise by advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our scholarship and research, pedagogy and practices.
• Incorporate inclusion in university policies and procedures by identifying and removing artificial barriers that impede the land grant mission and mandate to support all learners
• Iterate through coordinated and ongoing institution-wide assessment.

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University Diversity Council

The University Diversity Council, comprised of undergraduate, graduate student, staff, faculty, and alumni representatives, advises the chief diversity officer on university-wide policies, procedures, and initiatives that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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University Strategic Plan

One of the four pillars of the University’s new 10-year strategic plan, introduced by President Parlange in the spring of 2023, is fostering an inclusive, people-centered culture.

URI Strategic plan 2023-2033