CU Boulder Diversity Plan

3 Key Goals

Climate

One of the key goals for Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) is to build a campus climate characterized by a deep sense of belonging based on a strong commitment to respect and care for all members of the CU Boulder community. Hire and retain diverse faculty, staff, and students who reflect the global society our students will lead. Ensure a curriculum that fosters intercultural competence and prepares critical thinkers who innovate through embracing multiple perspectives.

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Infrastructure

One of the key goals for Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) is to improve elements of the infrastructure that enable work and professional and personal growth—policies, systems, professional development, organizational learning, data, and accountability. Commit to both transformational and continuous improvement.

Leadership

One of the key goals for Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) is to create and implement strategies to ensure progress and continuity of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence efforts among CU Boulder’s central and distributed executive leadership, emphasizing proper hand-offs of initiatives to new leaders when they arrive and the development of a layered understanding of how to evaluate progress, success, and ongoing challenges.

The CU Boulder Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) Plan is the culminating efforts of four years of groundwork and effort, the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) Plan is officially complete and available for the campus. The IDEA Plan is the campus’ blueprint for diversity, equity and inclusive excellence outlining three key areas of impact: climate, infrastructure and leadership in addition to identifying 5 actions to achieve results (CLIMB).

Cultivate success for a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body with new financial resources and programming;
Learn and lead effective efforts to attract and retain a diverse faculty and staff;
Increase financial resources and incentives to undertake diversity and inclusion work;
Move accountability for diversity and inclusion from the periphery to core institutional functioning;
Build institutional infrastructures and human capacity to implement the plan.

Read the IDEA Plan

The campuswide Inclusion, Diversity & Excellence in Academics (IDEA) Plan provides:

An evolving definition of diversity and inclusion at CU Boulder
Concrete recommendations for achieving diversity goals and action items in support of those goals
Defined assessment tools that will be used to determine progress towards specific goals and identifying initiatives requiring modification
Recommendations based on actions most likely to have an immediate and positive impact on inclusive excellence and campus climate

Implementation of the Plan

The IDEA Council is a representative body comprised of students, staff and faculty that is charged with prioritizing the recommendations outlined in the IDEA Plan. The Council will serve as the advisory body to various CU Boulder campus units and executive leadership on matters of diversity, equity and community engagement in order to implement the IDEA Plan.

Learn About Our Implementation Plan

Read through the various stages of effort and campuswide involvement that have led to the current moment.

Meet our IDEA Plan council members.

Learn how we define inclusive excellence.

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CU Boulder Diversity Plan

3 Key Goals

The campuswide Inclusion, Diversity & Excellence in Academics (IDEA) Plan provides:

Implementation of the Plan