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The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) 2.0 Year 1 Progress Report

This DEI 2.0 Year 1 Progress Report highlights strategic outcomes stemming from university-wide efforts to advance the goals set out by the DEI 2.0 Plan. Building on the gains of our DEI 1.0 efforts, we’re improving, refining, and also adding new and innovative initiatives. This report reflects activities beginning Fall 2023 through Summer 2024.

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Explore the university's Year One Progress Report

Chief Diversity Officer’s Welcome

Our collaborative approach of asking all of our campus units to co-develop goals, actions, and success metrics has empowered our community to voice their respective needs and aspirations, ensuring a plan that reflects a shared vision for the university's future and that is attentive to our vast diversity.

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Santa J. Ono — President

"Our dedication to academic excellence is deeply intertwined with our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am convinced that we cannot be excellent without being diverse in the broadest sense of the word. Inclusion and equity, respect, diversity and integrity – these are core values of our university. They must be at the heart of everything we do. We must not back down in the face of renewed adversity."

Goals

The university’s plan serves as an umbrella for all school, college, and unit plans. It is this synergy among DEI plans that assures a strong overall effort and increases the likelihood of successful outcomes.

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    Goal 1

  • Students looking at a laptop together

    Goal 2

  • A person wearing safety gear while working in a lab

    Goal 3

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Unit Plans

Every school, college, and campus unit created a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan addressing its unique local needs and opportunities.

Learn about our unit plans

DEI 2.0 in Action

U-M Central Plan

Unit Plans

Goal 1: People

Diverse Community

Goal 2: Process

Equitable & Inclusive Climate

Goal 3: Products

Scholarship, Teaching & Service

Infrastructure

Reporting

Foundational Programs

Metrics

21 Central Action Items have been developed that impact the overarching goals of U-M

Unique plans describe the tailored goals specific to each of the 51 Units

This plan is intended to advance our People, Process, and Products goals

These four key areas continue to evolve and support all areas of the DEI 2.0 Plan

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This image is a visual representation of the DEI 2.0 efforts at the university with four parts.

(1) The center square shows U-M Central Plan.

(2) The yellow square represents the Unit Plans which outlines the center square.

(3) Around that Unit Plan square are the three goals of People (Diverse Community), Process (Equitable & Inclusive Climate) and Products (Scholarship, Teaching, and Service).

(4) Surrounding all shapes are 4 key areas of Infrastructure, Metrics, Reporting, and Foundational Programs.