UC 2030 equity goals community of practice

With its 2030 vision, UC set ambitious goals to increase timely graduation while eliminating disparities for low-income and first-generation students and for students from groups long underrepresented in higher education — specifically Black, Latinx and Native American students. 

The UC 2030 equity goals community of practice brings together institutional researchers, administrators, faculty, and student-facing staff from UC campuses to share information about innovations and best practices in areas that promote the University’s UC 2030 equity goals.  

Composed of UC employees, the community also promotes intersegmental collaboration through knowledge sharing with colleagues at the CSU system and the California Community Colleges.  

Meetings 2025-26
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Connecting Student Experience and Success: Linking UCUES and GSES to Outcomes
Two presentations explore how undergraduate and graduate student survey data can be linked
with outcomes to identify dimensions of experience that shape student success. Using UCUES
and GSES, the session considers ways to connect perceptions of campus life with measures of
progress and equity in academic outcomes.

  • Jessica Chackoria
    Business Intelligence Specialist, UC Merced
  • Yan Ma
    Institutional Research Analyst, University of California, Riverside

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Developing Multiracial-Inclusive Data Visualizations in IR
This presentation highlights strategies for developing multiracial-inclusive data visualizations in
Institutional Research. Drawing on dissertation research, the session examines how IR
professionals analyze data for students who identify with two or more races, with attention to
emerging practices and design choices that more accurately reflect multiracial student
experiences and support inclusive reporting in higher education.

  • Jacob P. Wong-Campbell
    Doctoral Candidate, The Ohio State University
    Higher Education & Student Affairs
    Department of Educational Studies

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Failure to Adapt: Academic Risk in a Shifting Student Population
This presentation examines how the changing composition of Berkeley's undergraduate
population has interacted with static course structures to produce widening gaps in academic
outcomes. In gateway STEM courses especially, the lack of adaptation has driven steep increases
in DFW and Academic Notice rates among certain student groups.

  • Noah Bender
    Institutional Research Analyst & Postdoctoral Researcher
    UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Liberatory Design for Change in Higher Education
This presentation introduces liberatory design as a framework for institutional change in higher
education. Moving beyond top-down processes toward collaborative, equity-centered
approaches can shift power dynamics, support inclusion, and generate more transformative
outcomes. A case study describes work with LGBTQIA+ students and the SOGI coalition—to
illustrate how liberatory design principles can be applied in day-to-day practice.

  • Jaime Sykes 
    CAIR Vice President 
    Research and Planning Analyst, San Diego Community College District 
    Collaborators: Symone McDaniels & Dr. Stacy Teeters 

More information 

For more information about the community, including how to join the mailing list or receive an invitation to a meeting, please contact:
Laura Kertz
Senior equity and diversity analyst
Institutional Research and Academic Planning (IRAP)
UC Office of the President
laura.kertz@ucop.edu