Submit search School of Architecture and Planning co-founds Dean’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative Prioritizing faculty diversity in architectural, planning and design studies June 28, 2021 Nine leading U.S. schools and colleges of architecture, planning and design, including The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning, have co-founded the Dean’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative. The partnership aims at working together to nurture a diverse population of emerging scholars focused on teaching and researching the built environment to advance socio-ecological and spatial justice, equity and inclusion. Launched this summer, the cornerstone of the initiative is a cohort-based fellowship program that supports early-career faculty who seek to engage in an academic career, while also contributing to the pursuit of equity and inclusion in the built environment. The program’s structure fosters a sharing of ideas and perspectives as the fellows are selected to work in new academic settings with the eight partner schools and colleges.