The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) hosted a successful Restorative Communities of Practice (RCoP) convening on Friday, November 15, 2024. This national hybrid event brought senior diversity leaders in higher education together to reflect on and develop plans for responding strategically to the challenges to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
More than 200 participants from across 21 host institutions gathered to advance dialogue regarding the current and future state of higher education to prepare all students to be successful while fostering a community of practice among leaders. Leaders from the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers also participated.
“As the leading voice for current and aspiring leaders, NADOHE has been at the forefront of efforts that would advance opportunities for students rather than limit them,” said Clyde Wilson Pickett, chair of NADOHE’s Board of Directors. “The RCoP convening allowed participants to share experiences and develop strategies for advancing access, success, and excellence in higher education.”
Leadership perspectives and ideas gathered during this convening will contribute to the ongoing conversation about how higher education can better serve all individuals and communities. They will also inform NADOHE’s work and the efforts of its membership, as well as business, community, and nonprofit leaders seeking to advance more equitable and inclusive environments.
“As NADOHE members and higher education institutions navigate changing laws and obstacles to success, it is absolutely critical that we understand what they are experiencing and how they are adjusting,” said NADOHE President and CEO Paulette Granberry Russell. “Data gathered will inform the development of a longer-term strategy for better representing the role higher education plays in assuring that all students are able to succeed in their campus communities and beyond.”
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