In the United States, we have experienced a racial reckoning since the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Since that summer, there has been increasing interest in redressing past racial wrongs across multiple contexts, including higher education, where it is becoming clear that transformational change is necessary for institutions to meet the needs of all students and to serve as engines of economic mobility. For decades, higher education institutions have sought to become more racially and ethnically diverse through more equitable admissions, financial aid, student supports, instructional improvement, and other practices and policies that address the challenges of helping students succeed in institutions that were not originally designed for their success. Very recently, a coordinated effort has emerged to target higher education institutions that express any explicit commitment to equity, diversity, or belonging for all students. Examples of this include recent debates about AP African Studies classes, widespread disagreement about student loan forgiveness, and the Supreme Court’s decision to take on two cases that could challenge affirmative action policies at Harvard and UNC. Funders who work in this space are forming coalitions and developing strategies to retain the ability to support student success and completion even if doing so will take new forms and will demand flexibility and creativity from institutions and systems of higher education and their leaders. Join us for a conversation about how we can work together to contend with this difficult moment in higher education and learn about how you can be an equity-minded leader on your campus.