Diversity Plan
Wake Forest University is committed to being a learning community that values and upholds the humanity of all people. Through intentionally inclusive practices and policies, Department of Education faculty, staff, and students continue to actualize our vision of Realizing Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity. As an institution, Wake Forest has adopted the R.I.D.E. Framework as a guidepost for Inclusive Excellence. Through our individual commitments, departmental and organizational actions, and institutional accountability, we move forward into a better and more inclusive Wake Forest University.
The Department of Education has identified five primary goals that encapsulate our specific vision for realizing inclusion, diversity, and equity.
- Create a professional environment where stakeholders reflect on their own personal identity development, including understanding the impact of beliefs, assumptions, biases, and behaviors
- Provide culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy, curriculum, and materials for students
- Participate in scholarly and creative activities, professional development, and personal reflection to enhance cultural awareness
- Engage with diverse school, family, and community partners
- Recruit, include, support, and retain diverse faculty, staff, students, and collaborators