Our Commitment to our Graduate Community

The Division of Graduate Studies believes:

• Every graduate student deserves a space in which to experience and express their personal identity, contribute to knowledge, and pursue their scholarship in good conscience.
• At its very best, graduate education occurs in a community; a shared place where each individual feels they can belong, participate, and thrive.
• Diversity presents itself in many forms—socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or place of origin, disability, unique work or life experience, and more—creating a rich, complex tapestry of personal backgrounds that interweave to form our vibrant community.
• The goals of advancing equity and inclusion are to diversify our learning community and promote our excellence and innovation. We expect that an equitable, inclusive, and diverse graduate community will lead to increased enrollment, retention, and graduation across the entire university community.