Our Mission to R.I.D.E.
To ensure that Wake Foresters who live, learn, and work at our institution will have the ability to engage with the abundance of opportunities that Wake Forest has to offer.
Our Vision to R.I.D.E.
Cultivate Learning Opportunities that Foster Awareness and Understanding Between All Students, Staff, Faculty, and Stakeholders| Wake Foresters will engage in curricular and co-curricular programs and initiatives that facilitate their capacity to explore, understand, and operationalize a broad range of concepts, experiences, perspectives, and opinions.
Empower Academic and Administrative Units to Contribute to a Collaborative Institutional Climate | Wake Forest University staff, faculty, and administrators will be presented with opportunities, resources, and materials to help them link their teaching, scholarship, practices, roles, responsibilities, and professional development to a supportive and engaging institutional climate.
Advance Research, Creative Work, Inquiry, and Service that is Informed and Contextualized by Civil Discourse and Engagement Across Different Perspectives | Wake Forest University students, scholars, and practitioners will pursue scholarship and service opportunities with local, state, national, and international stakeholders, for the benefit of all humanity.
Recent Updates
March 12, 2025: The Campus Climate Task Group is pleased to share an update on the University’s response to the results of the 2024 Campus Climate Survey. These findings will guide the development of an action plan to address the areas for improvement that were identified in the survey.
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
For more information about diversity and inclusion at Wake Forest, please see the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s website.