Diversifying Our Faculty
Through initiatives like our Distinguished Visiting Scholars program, we are building a more diverse community of educators, researchers and leaders at WashU. See all our signature initiatives.
Framework for Change
Because we want our values to be woven into the fabric of our university, we are establishing an infrastructure to support and cultivate a stronger climate of diversity and inclusion at WashU.
Confronting bias
The Bias Response Support System is part of our commitment to address incidents of bias in our community.
Charting progress
Understanding the data and makeup of our community today helps us work toward a more inclusive campus.
Planning an inclusive future
We are establishing best practices, creating foundational policies, and investing expert thought in improving inclusion.
A campus accessible to all
From physical resources to support services, we welcome everyone to the WashU community.
Signature Initiatives
We are investing in initiatives and programs that empower our community members to drive changes that will ensure WashU is more welcoming to all.
Teaching, Research, and Practice Fellows Announced
The Office of the Provost has appointed Seema Dahlheimer, Senior Lecturer in McKelvey School of Engineering, and Heather Rice, Teaching Professor in the School of Arts & Sciences as the inaugural TRaP (Teaching, Research, and Practice) Fellows who will work on policies and programming to support TRaP faculty during Spring 2022.
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Rhoda Reddock
Rhoda Reddock, Emerita Professor, Institute for Gender and Development Studies, The University of West Indies, will be visiting Washington University from April 9-17, 2022 under the Distinguished Visiting Scholar initiative. You can learn more about Professor Roddock’s visit here.
As a community committed to the relentless pursuit of excellence, we must be a diverse community. We must also be a community where all people feel represented, valued and included as equal members.
Andrew D. Martin
Increasing Understanding
In order to prepare our students to live and work in an increasingly diverse world, the WashU community is learning together through a robust training program of workshops and dialogues designed to improve the campus culture and climate.
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Departments and groups trained by SafeZones to promote more secure environments for LBGTQIA* students.
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School of Medicine departments that have completed all diversity and inclusion training sessions.
Rudolph Clay
As the head of Diversity Initiative and Outreach Services for Olin Library, Clay builds an inviting space for the university and surrounding community, ensuring that library staff, services and resources promote diversity and inclusion.
Read the storyGet Involved
Don’t be a bystander. Share perspectives, learn about underlying issues, find information about events and activities, and, most of all, engage.
Center for Diversity and Inclusion
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion enhances and strengthens Washington University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, in part through promoting dialogue and social change among all students.
Lunar New Year Festival
Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF) fundraises for a philanthropy and hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Their centerpiece is a student-run production staged in commemoration and celebration of the Lunar New Year.
Academics & Research
Universities create knowledge and solve problems, and the best ideas and boldest innovation come from groups of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
