Guiding Frameworks

The following documents inform our Division's approach to equity programming, initiatives, trainings, and support systems.  

 

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education 

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) is the preeminent voice for chief diversity officers. It leads the national and international conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion in postsecondary education. Ultimately, it investigates, influences, and innovates to transform higher education so inclusive excellence thrives at the core of each institution worldwide.

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) Framework PDFs– Rooted in Mission and Values: A Guide for Advancing Access, Opportunities, and Outcomes in Higher Education and A Framework for Advancing Anti-Racism Strategy on Campus

A Framework for Advancing Anti-Racism Strategy on Campus

Targeted Universalism Framework

Targeted Universalism is a framework utilized to design policies and implementation strategies to achieve policy goals (powell, 2019). Targeted universalism is sensitive to structural and cultural dynamics in ways that often elude both targeted and universal strategies.

https://belonging.berkeley.edu/targeted-universalism

Community Cultural Wealth Framework

Community Cultural Wealth is an asset-based framework that acknowledges the knowledge, skills, abilities, and contacts that people of color bring to educational spaces (Yosso, 2005).

 https://www.tarajyossophd.com/work

Servingness at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Servingness is a conceptual framework that focuses on serving, supporting, and creating culturally enhancing environments for Latinx students, instead of simply enrolling Latinx students (Garcia et al., 2025).

Servingness 2.0: A Renewed Multidimensional Conceptual Framework for Understanding Servingness in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)