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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Duke Athletics is committed to cultivating and promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Our collective success within and beyond the competitive arena depends on each community member being and feeling welcomed, respected, and valued. Through continuous education, reflection, humility, and accountability, we strive to develop leaders who embody these ideals.
Introduction: The Launch of the DEIB Strategic Plan
On June 18, 2020, Duke University President Vincent Price delivered a message to campus in recognition of “Juneteenth’s message of liberation from oppression.” Enclosed was an encouragement to reflect on the troubles of our nation’s past and a call to action for the Duke University campus:
“We must take transformative action now toward eliminating the systems of racism and inequality that have shaped the lived experiences of too many members of the Duke community. That starts with a personal transformation, and I’m prepared to do that work. It must end in institutional transformation, and that is the hard work before all of us.”
Duke Athletics took that charge from President Price and began the ambitious task of establishing a department-specific plan to implement meaningful, lasting change centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and — a necessary element of our plan — belonging.
The DEIB Strategic Plan that follows will be the Duke Athletics Department’s roadmap to becoming a beacon of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, not just within the realm of college athletics, but for all organizations that share such lofty but essential values. We acknowledge that creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture within our department is a never-ending process, and our efforts to achieve this goal must never cease. We hope our example provides a path that others can follow, both on our own campus and beyond.
A thread common among many championship-caliber teams, including our own programs here at Duke, is the unification of a group of diverse individuals toward a common goal, despite the unforeseen adversity, missteps, and challenges that arise along the way. The Duke Athletics Department is a team in itself, made up of more than 400 individuals and dozens of programs, coaching staffs and department units. The goal of the DEIB Initiative is for every member of our team to feel valued, validated, encouraged, and welcomed fully. Advancing this goal is an immense undertaking intended to create ripples that extend throughout Duke University’s campus and beyond.
Nina King
Vice President, Director of Athletics & Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
Duke DEIB Resources
Explore campus and departmental resources supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Duke.
Athletics-Specific Support
Affinity & Student Organizations
Athlete Ally Morgan’s Message One Love United Black Athletes Duke Asian Athletes Network Duke Sustainable Athletes
Campus Identity & Inclusion Centers
Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity Center for Multicultural Affairs Center for Muslim Life International Student Center Jewish Life at Duke Mary Lou Williams Center Women’s Center
