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.

Campus Climate @ ��

A campus-wide climate assessment effort involving the administration of campus climate surveys using the Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) and Viewfinder survey.

Beyond the Stereotype

The purpose of the campaign is to challenge stereotypes around religions, faith, spirituality, and/or life practices within a social justice framework.

Faculty Staff Associations (FSAs)

The Office of Inclusive Excellence considers it a priority to support the meaningful work of the various Faculty/Staff Associations (FSAs).

Dashboards & Data

Easily access data and information related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at California State University San Marcos.

Requesting Support

By reporting bias incidents, you are helping to maintain �� as an inclusive and safe campus environment.

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.

News

November 11, 2025

When Sol Haro first attended Cal State San Marcos, he felt isolated. Not because of the school – Haro was an active student and involved in campus clubs – but because of a struggle with his identity.

November 11, 2025

As Veterans Day approaches, a unique program at A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health is transforming lives one smile at a time, providing comprehensive dental care to those who served their country, many of whom have gone years without proper treatment.

November 11, 2025

The release of ChatGPT in 2022 marked a clear inflection point in the history of higher education. The advent of large language models (LLMs) capable of generating relevant, grammatical responses to any prompt within seconds — as well as related technologies like agentic AI, AI tutors, and automated grading tools — has upended higher ed and raised fundamental questions about originality, expertise, cognition, and even the nature and purpose of education itself.

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

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