Conference Themes

As a collaborative initiative, Reimagining the Academy will have three themes that achieve objectives and themes from each institution’s original conference. 

Centering Anti-Racism in Institutional Excellence

• Advancing racial justice in an institutional setting must prioritize actions that address the causes and consequences of racism. These efforts should bring together practitioners, communities of color and researchers to identify ways in which anti-racism is embedded in practice, policymaking, and programming.

Educators and Students as Activists and Diversity Leaders 

• There is not one way to lead or participate in social justice work. Organizing, volunteering, educating yourself and others, creating art and donating are all vital to making progress for a cause. When determining your role, you should consider which of your strengths, passions and privileged identities can best contribute to the cause.

Building Community and Mutual Dialogue 

• Higher education is charged with a constant need to improve institutional experiences for those with marginalized identities, which can weigh heavy for those already experiencing disparities. Building community is not limited in its benefits to the establishment of connection, but is also imperative for creating a network of individuals able to advance change.