Diversity
Wearing Culture with Pride
Fact: the University of Arizona has the largest Native American student population in the Southwest. Over 1,000 strong, members of this community identify as Diné or Navajo, Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui, Hopi, Cherokee and others. And last fall using the power of social media, they made their voices heard across the United States.
Diversity: It's in our DNA
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At the University of Arizona, diversity isn’t just about talk. It is about action. We build accessible and welcoming environments that support success. We create opportunities for engagement across communities to increase our creativity, enhance our ability to think critically, and to fully realize our leadership potential. We inspire each other to raise previously unconsidered questions in our scholarship and develop new approaches to solving some of society’s most complex problems. We are able to provide our students these skills that are crucial for today’s global marketplace, because we are one University enriched by many perspectives to achieve excellence in our teaching, research, and service.
Through this portal you will experience diversity in action at the UA. You will access a remarkable depth and breadth of diversity resources including services to support the academic success of first-generation, low-socioeconomic status, and underrepresented students; educational programs for social justice and inter-group dialogue; resources for faculty and staff to create inclusive workplaces and classrooms; diversity information for parents and alumni; and much more.
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