Goal Three
Inclusive Excellence:
Utilize an equity and inclusion lens to expand opportunity, cultivate the potential of students, faculty and staff, create new knowledge, and provide service to all New Mexicans by leveraging our assets as a highly research-intensive university and health system.
Primary Initiatives:
Retention Gaps – FY26 Dashboard – Multiple initiatives aim to close retention gaps at UNM, including launching the Educational Equity Mini Fellowships (EEMF) project, efforts to expand NM Workforce Diversity Center of Excellence Programs (HRSA) through UNM HSC DEI, the Student Experience Project, other Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) development initiatives. FY25 Dashboard
Strengthen Inclusive Excellence Infrastructure – FY26 Dashboard – Ensure UNM is inherently inclusive, accessible and readily accommodating to most by strengthening inclusive excellence infrastructure. FY25 Dashboard
Increase Student Persistence – FY26 Dashboard – Increase student persistence by improving learning environments & inspiring students at branch campuses to consider 4-yr degrees. Create equitable strategies to improve output of terminal degrees to all & URM* students. FY25 Dashboard
Lobo Wellbeing – FY26 Dashboard – UNM provides wellbeing support to students, including short term loan and emergency grant programs, financial capability, and basic needs resources. FY25 Dashboard
Office of Community Health – FY26 Dashboard – Address health equity and recognize that it must be embodied in all approaches to addressing health disparities and health outcomes across all population groups. FY25 Dashboard
