DEI Strategic Framework Goals
The Inclusive Excellence Division/School Actions are organized around four goals that underpin our overarching DEI efforts to create a culture in which all members of the WPI community feel an authentic sense of inclusion and belonging.
Inclusive Campus Culture in Service of Students
Increase WPI’s institutional capacity and social responsibility toward an inclusive campus culture through equitable practices, policies, and social interactions in service of students.
Progress by Status
Innovation and Equity in Teaching, Research, and Scholarship
Build WPI’s academic DEI capabilities by promoting diverse pedagogy, culturally responsive teaching, and socially just research and scholarship opportunities.
Progress by Status
STEM Access and Retention
Increase access and retention/graduation rates of marginalized and underrepresented student populations in STEM disciplines.
Action Spotlight
Enrollment and Institutional Research
Address barrier to enrollment
Remove barriers to enrollment for underrepresented students of color, low-income students, and first generation students.
Graduate Studies
Improve Underrepresented Graduate Student Retention
Establish baseline data on the retention of graduate students from underrepresented populations, and leverage this data to develop outreach solutions.
Progress by Status
Diverse Talent Strategies
Increase marginalized and underrepresented staff and faculty recruitment rates/resources, promotion pathways, and retention initiatives/priorities.