Racial Equity Leadership Academy

Each RELA team is composed of the president/chancellor, an influential faculty member, a cabinet-level student affairs officer and/or diversity officer, and a cabinet-level academic leader, plus an optional additional team member. The RELA experience (January through June of 2025) entails the following:

• Actively participating in racial equity-focused modules virtually and in-person
• Attending the virtual kickoff of RELA
• Identifying a racial equity change effort to design and implement
• Receiving support from an ATD coach during the virtual kickoff meeting and during monthly virtual coaching visits
• Developing a long-range vision that will guide the identified racial equity change effort
• Presenting progress at DREAM