{"id":19,"date":"2020-06-17T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:12:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/diversity\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­\u2019s first-ever Office of Diversity and Inclusion was established in 2015 with the newly launched Momentum strategic plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/strategic-plan\/results-momentum-2015-2021\/three\/\">As part of that plan<\/a>, the University undertook initiatives in critical areas over six years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Increase the retention and recruitment of diverse faculty, staff and administrators.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Increase the retention and recruitment of diverse students.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Create a welcoming and safe campus environment by promoting inclusivity and diversity through educational and professional development opportunities.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ensure that curriculum reflects our goals and values as they relate to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the college experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2020, a sweeping call for social justice across the nation prompted Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, like many institutions, to reexamine and intensify our efforts. Community dialogues during this time helped us identify new ways of thinking and working toward our goals. The student-centered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/multicultural\/equitable-adelphi-action-team\">Equitable Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Action Team<\/a> and faculty-centered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/provost\/academic-diversity-implementation-team\/\">Academic Diversity Implementation Team (ADIT<\/a>) were established to help us dismantle racism and microaggressions at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and in our academic programs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ community built and launched a new five-year strategic plan\u2014<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/strategic-plan\/\">Momentum 2<\/a><\/em>. It includes our constant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/strategic-plan\/goal-2\/\">commitment to be an inclusive and connected community<\/a> and to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. <em>Momentum 2<\/em> promises that Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Increase our efforts to recruit and retain students from underrepresented communities, introduce bridge programs, expand multilingual engagements with students and their families, and improve the diversity of our curriculum.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Expand our diversity, equity and inclusion programming for our community and external community partners through new workshops, educational opportunities, film festivals and podcast series.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Increase hiring, support and retention of diverse faculty and staff.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Shift from an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) to a Designated HSI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­\u2019s first-ever Office of Diversity and Inclusion was established in 2015 with the newly launched Momentum strategic plan. 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