To be excellent and to prepare students for working and living in an increasingly diverse nation and world, the University of Delaware must take action to enhance its diversity. A priority of the President’s Diversity Initiative is to work collaboratively across the campus to increase the presence of faculty, staff and students from underrepresented groups, thus fostering an educational environment that embraces and inspires diverse thought.
As a community we will embrace diversity as an integral and vital part of everyday life and a cornerstone of the value of our university
The purpose of the President’s Diversity Initiative is to:
∞ add to the diversity of faculty, students, and staff at the University
∞ coordinate efforts across campus that are designed to enhance diversity
∞ set annual priorities and a timeline for specific areas of action for enhancing diversity on campus and ensuring that all people feel welcome in this community;
∞ assist institutional leaders in developing plans for accountability around diversity.
∞ work with the President’s Diversity & Equity Commission to identify the information needed to monitor and guide institutional change.
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