Build and retain a university community that more closely reflects the state of New Jersey, paying particular attention to access and equity gaps in the success of underrepresented populations among students, faculty, and staff.
New Brunswick Diversity Strategic Plan
A Phased Approach
Rutgers University–New Brunswick adopted a phased approach to diversity strategic planning to enable substantial engagement with stakeholders that were critical to defining specific strategies and activities that would support the implementation of the action steps.
For an interactive reading experience, click below. Download an accessible PDF version of Phase 2 of the Rutgers–New Brunswick Diversity Strategic Plan here.
NB DSP Phase 2 by Section
Launched on February 21, 2024, Phase 2 reflects a balance of brevity and definition, outlining how the New Brunswick campus community will work to achieve its diversity goals.
Equip individuals with the cultural competencies necessary to engage with others in ways that foster dialogue, enable understanding, and promote resilience when conflict occurs, attending especially to the role of leadership.
Promote inclusive teaching practices and engagement with diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the curriculum, as well as in scholarship, research/creative works and public engagement.
Marshall the universities’ core activities of teaching, research, and engagement in service of the public good promoting the institutional commitment to the community on and off-campus.
Ensure that university systems, policies, and procedures promote equity, facilitate diversity goals, improve clarity, provide transparency, and enhance accountability.
High-level reflections from the New Brunswick DSP Working Group, the representative group composed of leadership, faculty, students, and staff that informs how the work of implementation is shaped.
Implementation Oversight
One early commitment was to define a transparent, representative, and participatory structure for campus engagement to guide implementation. To accomplish this aim for such a large and diverse campus community, three groups provide oversight. Check out Phase 2 of the plan to learn more.
Poster Walk at Rutgers–New Brunswick's Social Mobility Showcase
Revisit Phase 1
Phase 1 of the Rutgers–New Brunswick Diversity Strategic Plan shared high-level, cross-cutting goals and action steps that were identified to guide early actions and investments.
How did we get here?
To support the implementation of the universitywide diversity strategic planning process at Rutgers–New Brunswick, a steering committee was formed with co-chairs tied to each priority to develop campus goals based on extensive campus feedback.
Organizational Unit Diversity Planning
Learn more about how plans are taking shape at the school and administrative unit level within New Brunswick to advance the university's diversity priorities.