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The Office of
Inclusive Excellence

Inclusive Excellence

Inclusive excellence means that knowledge, mastery, achievement, and success are distributed equitably across the university, ensuring that diversity and inclusion are systematically leveraged to catalyze student learning, social justice, educational excellence and institutional excellence. Equity requires us to continue to work towards full access and success for all—across multiple dimensions of diversity—by identifying and eliminating barriers, preventing bias and discrimination, and providing multiple and inclusive pathways to success. In an inclusive organization, differences are valued as a source of learning and collective growth.

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Aswad Allen, Chief Diversity Officer at CSU San Marcos
Meet the Chief Diversity Officer
Dr. Aswad Allen, California State University San Marcos' Chief Diversity Officer, has more than 30 years of experience collaboratively leading various universities toward achieving student success and institutional effectiveness.

Dr. Allen has used a partner-leader philosophy to strategically incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in order to better serve students, staff, faculty, and alumni for more than two decades.

Dr. Allen’s desire to provide leadership in developing and implementing strategic, systemic, and sustainable models designed to promote social mobility and success for our most marginalized populations continues to fuel his work.
Watch Dr. Allen's Welcome Video

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October 6, 2026
Neufeldt Highlights Momentum as Report to the Community Returns
Cal State San Marcos’ signature Report to the Community event returned Thursday after a one-year hiatus. As President Ellen Neufeldt explained, however, there was a good reason for the break. She effectively took Report to the Community off campus for a road show last year.
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October 6, 2026
Most Academics Haven’t Used AI to Write but Think Limited Use Is OK, Chronicle Survey Finds
As more professors come under fire for their use of generative AI in academic and public writing, publishers and contributors alike are debating where to draw the line. The uptick in examples of professors — knowingly or unknowingly — operating outside the bounds of a journal’s AI policy or an academic institution’s standards has spurred a new conversation about the meaning of authorship. And a new Chronicle survey finds that many academics are open to redefining it.
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October 6, 2026
Which Conflicts Matter?
When Maximillian Matthews was preparing to enter his final fall semester in his master’s program at North Carolina A&T University this fall, he expected his tuition to be covered the way it always had: through federal student loans. Matthews is no stranger to higher education; he’s worked in the sector for two decades, particularly in student affairs, and he holds a Master’s of Education degree

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The Office of Inclusive Excellence
Administrative Building 6200
Phone: (760) 750-4039
Email: diversity@csusm.edu