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2023 DEI 2.0 Plan Report

Campuswide Action Items

This goal reflects our focus on developing policies, procedures and practices that work to create an inclusive and equitable environment, one in which all community members are welcomed and supported.

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Goal: Process

Strategies and action items for Process are designed to support and strengthen the development of policies, procedures and practices that create an inclusive and equitable campus climate and encourage a culture of belonging in which every member of our community can grow and thrive.

  • A person with a white cane stepping out of an MCity vehicle

    Enhancing Physical Accessibility on Campus

    To establish a more inclusive physical environment on campus, U-M is identifying accessibility gaps and needs while also assessing opportunities to surpass ADA compliance levels and establish broad, university-wide accessibility requirements, guidelines and best practices.

  • A young person reacting enthusiastically to something on a tablet screen

    Enhancing Digital Accessibility on Campus

    Information and Technology Services (ITS) continues to support—and mature—its goal of university-wide digital accessibility by serving as a center of excellence and integrating both accessibility and disability inclusion in its procedures and culture.

  • Enhancing Religious, Spiritual & Interfaith Diversity on Campus

    Recent surveys and benchmarking activities have highlighted the need for intentional planning to support students who are exploring their own religious, spiritual, and/or secular identities. There also is a continuing need to engage in activities that support university-wide education and awareness around forms of religious and cultural bias and oppression that impact our society and campus, such as antisemitism and Islamophobia.

  • A meeting of DEI Leads

    Enhancing Vendor and Investment Diversity

    To broaden its impact, the university’s Business & Finance (B&F) Division will embed DEI priorities within all of its functions and processes to ensure that external partners and vendors understand the depth of its institutional commitment.

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    DEI Education and Training Resources

    Throughout DEI 2.0, Organizational Learning (OL) will help to foster a values-based culture and improve the workplace experience for faculty and staff, shifting from awareness to behavior change, by focusing on skill building for leaders, as well as staff and faculty members, and increasing capacity for training and consulting.

  • A couple in caps and gowns with a small child

    Expanding Support for Child and Family Care

    To better address the needs of its employees, U-M is conducting a holistic review of options for supporting child and family care and will be taking immediate steps to increase access to flexible and affordable childcare on campus.

  • The Cube at Regents Plaza

    DEI in Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability Efforts

    To advance the university’s commitment to addressing climate change and prioritizing environmental justice, U-M is establishing key leadership positions to guide this work.

  • Munger Graduate Residences

    Expanding Affordable Housing

    In response to increasing enrollment, the university is making significant investments in on-campus housing to ensure broader access to high-quality and affordable housing for students and to support its ongoing commitment to a more socioeconomically diverse student body.

  • People having conversations on the Diag outside of West Hall

    Staff Salary Equity Study

    As a part of DEI 2.0, University Human Resources (UHR) will undertake a study to analyze salary for staff across various job classifications, to inform equitable pay structures throughout the Ann Arbor campus.