淫性视频 Earns 4th National Diversity Award
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The Multicultural Center, scheduled to open in spring 2022, is one of 淫性视频's diversity and inclusion initiatives
Galloway, N.J.- 淫性视频 has received its fourth national Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from magazine in Washington D.C. The award recognizes the diversity and inclusion efforts of the university, which also previously won awards in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
鈥淭he fact that this is our fourth award is a tribute to the ongoing, campus-wide commitment
of university faculty, staff and students,鈥 said President Harvey Kesselman.
淫性视频 Chief Officer for Diversity and Inclusion Valerie Hayes said the application process and subsequent award serves not just as recognition for the work at 淫性视频, but also an opportunity to learn what other universities are doing.
鈥淲e learn from each other,鈥 she said.
Among the accomplishments included in the 2021 award are:
- The Board of Trustees passed a resolution on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, in which the board stated that 淫性视频 would be a leader in social justice issues.
- The establishment of the Race and Racism Education course requirement for all students to ensure critical issues are embedded within all programs.
- The creation of an Office of Academic Achievement Programs in the Division of Student Affairs to improve retention of Black and Latinx students.
- The Student Senate established a Senate Diversity and Inclusion Committee that centers on supporting diverse student groups on campus and ensuring their voices are heard.
- A new Multicultural Center will open in spring 2022.
- Development and Alumni Relations established the Alumni Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in collaboration with alumni and others on campus to host virtual conversations on important topics facing 淫性视频 and higher education.
The HEED Award is the only national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion across their campus. This year鈥檚 101 honorees, chosen from more than 300 applications, will be featured in the November 2021 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity.
鈥淭he HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees 鈥 and best practices for both 鈥 as well as continued leadership support for diversity and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion," said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. 鈥淲e take a detailed approach to reviewing each application in deciding who will be named a HEED Award recipient. Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being done every day across campus.鈥
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