This session will provide best practices for inclusive classroom engagement and instruction, as well as an overview ofThe Inclusive Learning & Mentoring Reading Group at UNT (University of North Texas), which isa mentoring program and reading group of business-related faculty focused on promoting diversity awareness, as well as supporting researching, sharing, and implementing inclusive practices within UNT classrooms. By creating safe spaces for scholarly dialogue, promoting belongingness across campus, and bringing awareness to challenges that underrepresented students face,The Inclusive Learning & Mentoring Reading Group at UNTsupports all three priority areas of UNT’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan: 1) Student Empowerment and Transformation, 2) People and Processes, and 3) Scholarly Activity and Innovation. Organized and facilitated by four (4) full-time faculty members, this project focuses on professional and personal accountability, while also engaging other faculty members by helping them gain more institutional knowledge, develop professional networks, and access supportive teaching and research resources. Meetings are held twice per month in both virtual and face-to-face formats, and all activities are funded through a UNT Faculty Success Mentoring Grant. Data collected from reading group participants will also be shared.