“Systemic change requires systemic commitment. In order to live up to its values of diversity and excellence, Princeton must capitalize on its unique strengths and acknowledge the work that remains to be done. Building on past progress, we must make even greater investments in initiatives that support demographic evolution, sense of belonging, access and outreach, and scholarly innovation. We must hold ourselves accountable institutionally and as individual community members.”
Michele Minter, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity
This website provides updates on Princeton’s commitments to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion and combat racism. In addition to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Annual Report, regular updates about actions and opportunities to offer input and feedback are posted periodically.
An update on University commitments as of May 1, 2022 is now available.
Highlights
The 2021-22 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Annual Report describes the University’s aspirations, reviews progress toward them, promotes accountability, and looks ahead toward new goal and initiatives. The report takes shape around community involvement; highlighting the many ways Princetonians have activated themselves and their communities to strengthen scholarship, research, teaching and the campus community. While we celebrate these and many other areas where earnest work is underway, we also understand there is much more work to do. We welcome your feedback and ideas.
For the first time, Princeton spent more than $100 million with diverse-owned firms in fiscal year 2022, and is on track to increase that number in the current fiscal year and beyond.
Spending with diverse-owned firms is up from $2.7 million in 2015 — the first year in which the University began tracking this statistic — in large part due to the development of an institution-wide, multi-year action plan for supplier and contractor diversity. Diverse-owned firms are those that are at least 51% owned by people of color, women, veterans or LGBTQIA+ individuals.
“We must think broadly and ask hard questions of ourselves. We must reflect on our place in the world and challenge ourselves to identify additional steps we can take to fight racism. As a University, we must examine all aspects of this institution—from our scholarly work to our daily operations—with a critical eye and a bias toward action. This will be an ongoing process, one that depends on concrete and reasoned steps."
- President Christopher L. Eisgruber, Sept. 2, 2020