NCORE 2023

New Orleans

NCORE 2024

Honolulu

In 1988, The Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies launched the first Annual NCORE to address the resurgence of racist incidents in higher education. Since its inception, the conference has evolved into a vital national resource for higher education institutions, providing an annual multicultural forum that attracts Black/African Americans, American Indians, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Latino/as, and European Americans representing campuses across the United States.

The NCORE® conference series constitutes the leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in higher education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial and ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations.

NCORE® is designed to provide a significant forum for discussion, critical dialogue, and exchange of information as institutions search for effective strategies to enhance access, social development, education, positive communication, and cross-cultural understanding in culturally diverse settings.

What to Expect at NCORE®:

Providing a range of policy, planning, and pedagogical perspectives from around the country and highlights exemplary working models and approaches which are adaptable to other institutional or regional settings.
Assisting higher education institutions to create inclusive higher education environments, programs, and curriculum; improve campus racial and ethnic relations; and expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations
Providing policy, planning, programmatic, curricular/pedagogic, research/assessment, training, and theoretical perspectives from around the country.
Highlighting exemplary working models and approaches capable of being adapted in other institutional settings.
Attracting attendees from higher education communities or agencies concerned with higher education from across the United States. NCORE also attracts international attendees.
Consistently receiving high evaluations annually--99 percent of the conference attendees rate the overall value and benefit of NCORE as "Excellent," "Very Good," or "Good," with 898 percent rating it as "Excellent" or "Very Good".

Conference Participants Include:

Senior administrative officers at both campus and system levels.
Academic affairs administrators, deans, department chairs, and teaching faculty.
Directors and staff of offices of affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and minority affairs.
Professionals in virtually all campus activity/service areas, including admissions, student life, financial aid, personnel, public safety, alumni affairs, and athletics.
Representatives of state and national institutes, associations, agencies, commissions, and foundations.
Leaders of student organizations.
Representatives of community-based agencies and organizations.

Vision Statement

Our vision is a higher education landscape where differences are embraced as strengths, barriers to access and opportunity are eliminated, and everyone is empowered to achieve their fullest potential in inclusive and thriving academic communities.

Our Mission

NCORE provides a leading forum for higher education professionals to explore and address the complexities of human differences—including cultural, social, and personal identities—and their profound impacts on access, opportunity, and success. Through dynamic sessions, collaborative discussions, and actionable strategies, NCORE equips participants to navigate these differences, create welcoming environments, and expand opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to thrive in academic settings.

VALUES STATEMENT

Respect for Human Difference

Celebrating the richness of human diversity and its transformative potential in creating stronger, more dynamic academic communities.

Commitment to Access and Opportunity

Striving to eliminate systemic barriers, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of background, have equitable opportunities to succeed.

Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

Excellence and Innovation

Delivering high-quality programming that inspires creativity, critical thinking, and practical solutions.

Community Building

Fostering connections among individuals and institutions to create a network of support and shared purpose.

Sustainability and Adaptability

Embracing forward-thinking approaches to address emerging challenges and ensure long-term progress in higher education.

Fostering Inclusion at NCORE

It is the expectation of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies that all participants at NCORE enjoy a welcoming and inclusive environment, free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

NCORE is committed to fostering an atmosphere that encourages the free expression and exchange of ideas. In pursuit of that ideal, NCORE is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants in NCORE sponsored events, regardless of (in alphabetical order) age, bilingualism or multilingualism, body size, color, disabilities, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, marital status, national origin, individuals who were formerly incarcerated, race, religion or religious belief, sexual orientation, sovereign identity or veteran status.