Diversity, equity, wellness, and inclusion: Learning environments where students thrive

For recruitment, retention, and student success, go beyond the building code requirements to deliver spaces where diverse higher ed populations will thrive. Joslyn Gray and Batuhan Demir examine tangible and practical facility concepts for improving the built environment for individuals with differing vision, hearing, processing, and mobility abilities. They illustrate how Stanford has been pushing the envelope in this area, the effects of values-based planning for wellness and equity, and an array of options for providing inclusive experience and engagement. They profile leading examples of accessible, universal, and usable designs.