Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
We commit to a culture where all people and identities are supported in achieving their potential.
To find and preserve the voice of the soul, a person needs a community in which their dignity, their story, and their voice are celebrated and upheld.
We strive to be that community — for our students, our staff, our faculty, and beyond.
The College of Arts & Letters understands that Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion are the absolute bedrock of a liberal arts education. Who we are — as people, as communities, as histories both collective and individual — matters. We cannot create a more just, more beautiful future without investing our attention in the cultivating and celebrating of each individual throughout our college, and we understand the onus upon us to work toward reparation for ways in which institutions of higher education have been discriminatory and non-inclusive in the past.
Our commitment to this work asks us to look everywhere within our purview for opportunities to expand not only our welcome, but our safety nets and our warmth. It’s not enough to signal a commitment to diversity and to underrepresented persons: we need to ensure this commitment is evident in our courses and student experiences, in our faculty and staff policies, and in our college culture.
"Once it's done, preserve your work so that the voice of your soul inspires someone else to listen to the voice of their own soul, even centuries later."
Geeta Arya
Objectives
Diversify our curriculum
through revising pedagogies, structures, and the content of our majors and minors.
Ensure an inclusive community
through intentional recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, staff, and students.
Encourage students to bring their whole selves to their education
through devising recruitment, retention, and advising strategies that put students first.
Formalize our commitment to an equitable, just institution
through creating policies and structures that establish diversity, equity, and inclusion as the lenses through which all college work is done.
Spotlight Stories
College of Arts & Letters Faculty Awarded for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Professor Shines Spotlight on Women of Color with State and International Award-Winning Work
To learn more about CAL 2030’s investment in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, including our assessment metrics, you can visit the full text PDF or plain text version of the plan.
We invest our attention and resources in creating tangible aspects of an inclusive culture because we believe diversity is essential to our excellence.
Once it’s done, preserve your work so that the voice of your soul inspires someone else to listen to the voice of their own soul, even centuries later.
Geeta Arya
To find and preserve the voice of the soul, a person needs a community in which their dignity, their story, and their voice are celebrated and upheld.
We strive to be that community — for our students, our staff, our faculty, and beyond.
The College of Arts & Letters understands that Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion are the absolute bedrock of a liberal arts education. Who we are — as people, as communities, as histories both collective and individual — matters. We cannot create a more just, more beautiful future without investing our attention in the cultivating and celebrating of each individual throughout our college, and we understand the onus upon us to work toward reparation for ways in which institutions of higher education have been discriminatory and non-inclusive in the past.
Our commitment to this work asks us to look everywhere within our purview for opportunities to expand not only our welcome, but our safety nets and our warmth. It’s not enough to signal a commitment to diversity and to underrepresented persons: we need to ensure this commitment is evident in our courses and student experiences, in our faculty and staff policies, and in our college culture.
Our Objectives
Diversify our curriculum
through revising pedagogies, structures, and the content of our majors and minors.
Ensure an inclusive community
through intentional recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, staff, and students.
Encourage students to bring their whole selves to their education
through devising recruitment, retention, and advising strategies that put students first.
Formalize our commitment to an equitable, just institution
through creating policies and structures that establish diversity, equity, and inclusion as the lenses through which all college work is done.
To learn more about CAL 2030’s investment in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, including our assessment metrics, you can visit the full text PDF or plain text version of the plan. Need Links