DEI 2.0 Progress for Goal: People
Review these Campuswide Action Items and Unit Plan Spotlights to learn more about how these plans are being implemented across U-M.
People Highlights
Supporting a Diverse Campus Community
This goal reflects our continuing efforts to promote an ever-more diverse student, faculty and staff community on campus, and to equip individuals with the support and opportunities necessary for their success.
As a campus community, we are committed to increasing diversity in its myriad forms and to pursuing an equitable policy of access and opportunity, one that gives all students, staff and faculty the chance to excel.
Through focused efforts, we will work to build a critical mass of diverse groups on campus and to provide those groups with vital resources and support.
To determine the most effective actions and interventions, planning leads across campus examined whether access and entry to our schools, colleges and units—and opportunities for development and advancement—are equitable. They also studied key progress indicators (e.g., rates of completion, promotion, turnover, exit interview data and other related measures) to understand how access, entry and development differ across various groups. Findings among the planning units varied significantly, and can be found in the school, college and unit plans.
As a result of these variances, activities to recruit, retain and support a diverse community are wide-ranging and unique to the specific needs of each local community. They include everything from K-12 outreach programs and a review and revision of admissions and hiring practices to programs that create advancement opportunities for faculty and staff.
Overall, 70 percent of unit plans feature initiatives designed to broaden student, faculty and staff recruitment outreach. Also, nearly 80 percent of school and college plans specify diversity, equity and inclusion training for faculty search committees, along with efforts to promote existing campus support programs and resources for students, faculty and staff.