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We bring together people of varying experiences and perspectives to learn and grow, with the creative friction generated in contact with difference by:

• Creating a home away from home for students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented at º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ (specifically first generation students, students of racial and ethnic minorities, and low income students); and
• Engaging students of all backgrounds in the diversity of our campus community, preparing them to contribute to a world in flux as culturally competent leaders.

Focus Areas

Support: Assist students of color, international students, first generation students, and low income students as they transition to º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ and navigate their college experience.

Education and Awareness: Programming that seeks to bring attention to usually unacknowledged and/or marginalized issues that groups want to bring to the forefront of community discourse. This programming is usually accomplished through discussion, lectures, film screenings, and attending symposiums or conferences. 

Social Justice: Commitment to fostering discourse designed to effect positive change by challenging injustice such as social inequities, bias, prejudice, classism, racism, and other forms of oppression.

Community Building and Social Interaction: Facilitate programming and activities that celebrate and share the rich cultures of the students, staff and faculty that make up our community. We also look to foster cross-cultural interactions that seek to build bridges between people of different backgrounds.

Leadership: Provide programming and training opportunities that seeks to develop the skills necessary to lead in diverse communities.

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  º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Announces Four Appointments to New Chairs Honoring Distinguished Black Graduates

  º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ has appointed a cohort of four accomplished scholars to new endowed faculty professorships honoring distinguished Black graduates of the College. These new positions, which are fully funded by donors, will focus on the interdisciplinary study of race, racism, and racial justice and across themes of environmental justice and belonging, citizenship, and freedom.
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  Students Come Together for Interfaith Iftar

  On April 2, the Muslim Students Association (MSA) welcomed the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ community to the Center for Multicultural Life and Religious and Spiritual Life to celebrate iftar—the meal eaten after sunset during Ramadan.
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  Celebrating the Many Gifts of Asian and Pacific Islanders to the Community

  April is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ's students, staff, and faculty are offering a slate of events to recognize and honor the diverse cultures and identities that fall under that title.