Why is Diversity Important in General?
Many often ask how diversity is important to higher education? One way to answer this question is to read the IUPUI Vision for Diversity Statement. Another way to answer this question is to consider that:
- Diversity initiatives positively affect student attitudes and feelings toward others;
- Diversity initiatives positively affect students' satisfaction, involvement, and academic growth while in college;
- Serious engagement of issues of diversity in the curriculum and in the classroom has a positive impact on attitudes toward racial issues—this is particularly powerful for white students;
- Teaching methods, curriculum, and a campus climate that considers each of us as diverse and complex individuals provides educational benefits for both minority and majority students; and
- A broad campus commitment to diversity is related to positive educational outcomes for ALL students.
Understanding and exploring your diversity and that of the entire IUPUI family is a valuable part of the "IUPUI Experience". This website is designed to help you with your exploration of diversity at IUPUI.
- Karen Whitney
Vice-Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students
