Racial and Social Equality

The SEC established the SEC Council on Racial Equity and Social Justice in response to the unrest and demonstrations in cities and communities in the summer of 2020.

The creation of a new conference bylaw was recently approved by the Conference's Presidents and Chancellors that will aim in attracting and hiring individuals in historically underrepresented groups in the leadership of their athletics departments.

The SEC Provosts have established an emerging scholars program to aid in preparing future faculty members.

The events of 2020 pushed Juneteenth into the mainstream of America's conscious and led to the creation of a national holiday in 2021.