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Diversity at Southwestern / Diversity
Located in the heart of one of the country’s most ethnically and racially diverse states, Southwestern University has a long-standing and enduring commitment to embracing diversity and ensuring inclusivity on campus. By bringing together students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds and perspectives and creating an environment that welcomes, values, and supports those differences, we affirm the richness of our community and the individuals within it while promoting equity and social justice.
Uniting Communities
The Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice is a collaborative group that aims to make Southwestern a welcoming and inclusive place for all students, faculty, and staff.
Transforming the Collective
We provide the necessary resources for our community to learn more about Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, & Equity and strive to ensure our multicultural population has access to support for success.
Empowering Research
Southwestern delves into the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity and interdisciplinary research, generating new knowledge with local and global impact.
Initiatives
Diversity is integral to excellence at Southwestern. Our initiatives focus on nine core pillars: institutional commitments, admissions and financial aid, academics, buildings and memorials, faculty development, recruitment, and retention, student affairs, and university staffing.
Resources
Student Resources
Explore services that support students throughout their Southwestern Experience.
Faculty, Staff, and Administrative Resources
Discover Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, & Equity-related resources for all faculty, staff, and Administration.
Alumni Resources
Access opportunities for engagement and community partnership.
Updates
In February 2023, members of Southwestern’s Black Student Union (BSU) provided the University with a list of proposals and initiatives aimed at advancing diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity on campus. For updates on the progress on the items from the BSU list as well as other initiatives being implemented or planned by the University, visit our progress report page.