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School of Information and Library Science
Statement of Diversity
In support of the University’s diversity goals and the mission of the School of Information and Library Science, the SILS Diversity Statement acknowledges diversity as an ethical and societal value. The statement represents an articulated commitment of resources to the priority of an academic environment that is open, representative, and reflective of the need for equity and fairness.
The need to prepare graduates to be leaders in an increasingly multicultural society, in which organizational diversity is directly related to organizational performance, requires that diversity should be represented among the faculty and staff, in the curricula where diversity issues are systematically addressed in research, service, and the focus on outreach to the State. Supported by the research related to the enhanced quality of the learning and educational processes, based on the range of perspectives represented among a diverse student and faculty population, the value of diversity will be manifested in faculty recruitment and in student recruitment in all of the SILS degree programs.
~The faculty of the School of Information and Library Science, Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean