Confronting Bias
Read about how we are establishing an infrastructure to support, cultivate, and foster greater diversity and inclusion, as well as how to report a bias incident to the university.
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First Steps Toward Inclusive Excellence
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Faculty, students, and staff, including President Sylvia Burwell, share how AU is beginning to move forward together toward achieving our inclusive excellence goals.
Get Involved
- Join an Intergroup Dialogue to participate in an ongoing conversation about an aspect of identity
- Check out other student resources from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion which can help you navigate the complexities of campus life
- Join one of more than 200 student-led organizations that help students create connections and find support systems on campus
- Take advantage of AU's professional development courses to learn how to build a more inclusive workplace and build skills in awareness, self-exploration, and allyship
- Join a faculty-staff affinity group to build relationships with colleagues across campus
- Reach out to AU Connects to request a facilitated discussion if you need help responding to an intercultural conflict or inclusivity challenge in your work
- Attend a Noontime Conversation to learn about building an inclusive classroom
- Check out the online resources for inclusive teaching and culturally sustaining classrooms
- Join a faculty-staff affinity group to build relationships with colleagues across campus
- Reach out to CTRL to request a confidential consultation and get help responding to an intercultural conflict or inclusivity challenge in your class
- Join an alliance or affinity group that celebrates identity, industry, leisure, student activities, and student experience.
Welcome HOME!
The Hub for Organizing, Multiculturalism, and Equity
The Hub for Organizing, Multiculturalism and Equity (HOME) is intended to give everyone in the AU community a place on campus where they can be themselves and find acceptance. At the official opening, SG President Yamillet Payano said, "HOME is open to everyone. That way we can come together and socialize to learn and grow among those in our community here at American University." Students have been using the space regularly since it opened. The multicultural space can be accessed with an AU ID upon request.
News
Alumni
On Being LGBTQ in the Workplace
5th annual LGBTQ in the workplace event invites alumni to share experiences, offer advice
On Campus
Conference Highlights Value of Women in Leadership Roles
SPA hosted the first Key Executive Women's Leadership Forum on April 11, bringing together more than 100 women in academia, business, and government.
Student Life
Proud to Be First
AU’s first-generations students are proud of their identity and showing that together they can build the bridges first-generation students need to succeed.
Announcement
Six Pilot Projects Selected for Inclusive Excellence Mini-Grants
Each project will tackle the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at AU.