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Resolving Inequities

From #BlackLivesMatter to the transgender rights movement, activitists are highlighting the extensive, ongoing, systemic inequities that are woven into nearly every aspect of Western society and its institutions—including higher education.

For colleges and universities, it’s clear that the siloed diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of the past are not enough to resolve these inequities. We must address the structural and cultural issues that perpetuate injustice. This transformative change, which reaches both wide and deep, requires us to build relationships, question fundamental beliefs and assumptions, and align our organizations towards racial and social justice. It requires integrated planning.

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CONFERENCE RECORDING
Making Colleges Student Ready: It’s About Time!

Presenters from four US institutions share a tool they developed through the National Institutes for Historically-Underserved Students for institutions to assess their readiness to support underserved students. Learn about this tool and the detailed survey of relevant research that went into its development, and discover how you can employ this tool on your campus.

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Planning Institute Workshop Series
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Related Learning Resources

Planning for Higher Education Journal

Keep on Keepin’ on

 A support program for low-income and/or single-mother students to improve their persistence and retention was revisited 15 years after it had been launched at Charter Oak State College. Did follow-up with the graduates show that the effort had aided the former participants in obtaining their college degree? Had the collaboration between the institution’s Academic Services, Enrollment Management, and Financial Aid departments—and the support they offered—help the students to persevere? Based on survey results, was the program still of value, and what improvements needed to be made?
Example Plans

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Plan Update

 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan for the unit.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

If Tuition Rises . . .

 When the cost of American higher education goes up, access to economic opportunity, social mobility, and positive academic outcomes are, subsequently, restricted for students of color. Campus admissions and retention planning professionals are first witnesses to the inequality.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Telling the Untold Stories

 Through historical study, outreach, and education, undergraduate students at George Mason University began research that developed into the Enslaved Children of George Mason Project. The goal was to broaden the university narrative, encourage discussion about American ideals of equality and freedom, and transform a complex historical legacy and memorial into an inclusive campus place for reflection and dialogue.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Universal Design in the Age of COVID-19

 Demographics on campuses have changed, expectations for accessibility have increased, and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to provide inclusive experiences for all learners. Thirty years after the ADA was signed into law, much has been achieved; however, there is more to be accomplished at colleges and universities if we are to provide inclusive experiences for all learners. A renewed approach to campus planning and design, informed by the principles of Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning, and with a commitment to delivering hybridized online and in-person models of educational delivery, is needed now.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Planning for Diversity

 Exploring new ways to accommodate space needs for transgender people, nursing mothers, and nondenominational serenity environments.
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Conferences, Courses, and Workshops of Interest

Webinar

Trends that Impact Higher Education Planning: Insights from SCUP’s Fall Trends in Higher Education Report

 September 27, 2023
Free Webinar 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern
Conference

SCUP 2024 Annual Conference

 July 21, 2024 - July 23, 2024
Philadelphia, PA
Conference

SCUP 2025 Annual Conference

 July 13, 2025 - July 15, 2025
Honolulu, HI
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RELATED PLANNING TYPES
Academic PlanningCampus PlanningContinuity PlanningDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion PlanningInformation Technology PlanningInstitutional Effectiveness PlanningResource PlanningStrategic Enrollment Management PlanningStrategic PlanningStudent Affairs PlanningSustainability Planning
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