The Journey Toward Inclusive Excellence

Background: Several national organizations have is-sued calls for academic nursing to create inclusive environ-ments. Inclusive environments are needed given the vast inequities that plague the demography of nursing coupled with the need to serve diverse populations. Method: This article describes one school's journey toward inclusive ex-cellence. A framework and infrastructure were developed detailing the strategy to enable the school to move to-ward an environment that supports inclusive excellence. Results:The framework identified five priority areas to mo-bilize change: leadership for inclusive excellence, student service delivery and engagement, recruitment retention and advancement, community engagement, and research and scholarship in health equity, along with metrics and measures to monitor progress. Conclusion: Inclusive excel-lence is an ongoing journey rather than a destination that requires leadership commitment as well as faculty, staff, and student involvement to create a diverse environment where all individuals feel valued and respected. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(4):225-232.]