Diversity, equity and inclusion
Our commitment
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone is welcome. Learn more about Campus Culture and Engagment at the University of Delaware.
Living Land Acknowledgement
The University of Delaware occupies lands vital to the web of life for Lenape and Nanticoke, who share their ancestry, history, and future in this region.
UD has financially benefited from this regional occupation as well as from Indigenous territories that were expropriated through the United States land grant system. European colonizers and later the United States forced Nanticoke and Lenape westward and northward, where they formed nations in present-day Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. Others never left their homelands or returned from exile when they could.
We express our appreciation for ongoing Indigenous stewardship of the ecologies and traditions of this region. While the harms to Indigenous people and their homelands are beyond repair, we commit to building right relationships going forward by collaborating with tribal leadership on actionable institutional steps.
Resources
UD Envision Internships
UD Envision focused on generating the next generation of agricultural scientists. While minorities have traditionally been underrepresented in these disciplines and research target areas, this project supports the development of all students through intensive, hands-on research education and experiential learning projects to help bridge the perceptual change required for students to envision themselves as scientists.
College Committees
CANR Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Changes underway. Stay tuned for updates!
Cooperative Extension DEI
Changes underway. Stay tuned for updates!
JEDI (Justice, Equity. Diversity and Inclusion)
The PLSC Diversity Caucus was established in 2020. In the spring of 2021, the caucus was formalized and renamed the PLSC Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. We are a group of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff who are committed to advocating for meaningful change to promote equity and inclusivity within our department, college, and university.
JEDI and all JEDI events are open to participation by any individual regardless of any characteristic protected by state and/or federal law, including, but not limited to, race, national origin, sex/gender, disability and/or age. Contact Anna Wik (annawik@udel.edu) or Christian Dewey (cdewey@udel.edu) to engage with our committee. Learn more about JEDI >
Office of Equity and Inclusion
The Office of Equity and Inclusion handles concerns about the work and learning environment, including Title VII, Title IX, Civil Rights Act, sexual misconduct and other compliance issues.
The Office of Disability Support Services
DSS facilitates appropriate and reasonable accommodations to incoming and current UD students, faculty, and staff with disabilities, psychological or medical conditions, or temporary injuries that limit their access to the UD environment. Learn more.