DiGENet's fourth Network Meeting centered on advancing intersectional research and strengthening collaboration across Berlin’s academic institutions. The event featured an inspiring keynote by Prof. Maisha Auma, the inaugural Audre Lorde Visiting Professor, who outlined the legacy of Audre Lorde and emphasized the need for subaltern and power-critical approaches to diversity studies. Participants then engaged in working groups on key diversity dimensions (Gender & LGBTQ, Racism & Migration, Health & Ability, Socioeconomic Status & Regionality), identifying opportunities for cross-cutting advocacy and practical integration into broader DiGENet structures. Several established working groups reported updates, notably on the Minimal Item Set for diversity measurement, which included new items on caregiving and discrimination. Concerns were raised about bureaucratic barriers to diversity monitoring and the risk of narrowing diversity studies to quantitative metrics. As the outgoing coordination team handed over leadership, the meeting set the stage for deeper structural engagement, reinforcing DiGENet's role as both a research network and a driver of systemic change.