Unit Plans

Our DEI Strategic Plan approach honors and reflects our decentralized campus, ensuring that any goals and actions developed reflect the missions and functions across campus units, and that the university’s DEI plan is truly owned by our campus community. As such, each of our 51 campus units (schools, colleges, service and administrative units) develop their own strategic plans for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion for their specific constituencies (students, faculty, staff, alumni, patients, community partners, etc.). All units receive regular guidance and support in rigorous assessment and evaluation to help them understand their progress and the effectiveness of their actions and approaches. We encourage you to read the unit plans and identify ways you can get involved with the ongoing DEI efforts happening in your school, college or unit.

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This infographic represents how the DEI work is an evolving, comprehensive plan to provide all members of the U-M community the opportunity to thrive and excel. It is a rising arrow with various markers.

The bottom shows DEI 1.0 - The Foundation (2016 - 2021) followed by the DEI 1.0 Evaluation Year (2021 - 2022).

Next, the DEI 2.0 Planning Year, 2022 - 2023 - this includes 200+ Engagement Events, input from thousands of students, faculty, and staff, the creation of 51 Unit Plans and Campuswide plans.

Next, in October 2023, DEI 2.0 Launches. Finally, during 2023 - 2028, we continue to assess, refine and evaluate the plan.

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