Diversity

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. The University values and honors diverse experiences and perspectives, strives to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promotes access, opportunity, and justice for all. Valuing and honoring diversity.  It’s the Washington way.

Diversity Blueprint

Teaching Students, Reaching Community

Julia Aguirre, Linda Ishem and Divya McMillin are faculty of color at the University of Washington Tacoma making a positive impact in the community through their work with K-12 education, urban development and global studies, respectively.

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Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors

Creating New Knowledge, Learning about Difference

The study of diversity fosters understanding of cultural traditions, histories, and influences; sharpens critical and analytic thinking; explores sources of inequality in society; and encourages a vibrant intellectual community free of bias and prejudice.

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PEERs Program

Making Change, Transforming Lives

Students, staff, and faculty strive to improve the well-being of our communities.  Programs such as DO-IT, Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology, mobilize our collective capacities so that we can better the world around us.

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Spotlight on Change Agents

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