Diversity Integration Initiative
Our vision for Hamline University, a diverse community of learners with students at the center that transforms lives, combined with our diversity policy, requires a comprehensive and integrated approach across all of our schools, programs, and administrative units. Our vision embraces a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all -- students, faculty, and staff.
This initiative approaches the integration of diversity values across five major focus areas:
- Student learning inside the classroom (faculty development & academic affairs)
- Students outside the classroom (student affairs)
- Faculty recruitment and retention
- Staff recruitment, development, and retention
- External relations and partnerships
Diversity work is among the most important things that we can do at Hamline. Our future success depends on our diversity. Organizations and universities who do not find a way to bring their communities together will simply not succeed.
Guiding Commitments
- Access
- Representation
- Participation
- Decision making
Hedgeman Center (MISA)
The purpose of the Hedgeman Center (MISA) is to support, assist, empower and promote the success of students of color and international students at Hamline University. To better serve and retain students, MISA staff and initiatives help create a campus community where the needs of students of color and international students are addressed and where multiculturalism, internationalism and diversity are appreciated, celebrated and advanced.
The Hedgeman Center directs and supports the Safe Zone Network and the NCORE team.
Safe Zone
The Hamline University Safe Zone Network is a group of university community members who are committed to addressing issues of importance to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community through education and advocacy.
NCORE
Since May 1999, Hamline University has been sending a team of staff, students, faculty and administrators to the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in American Education. NCORE is a five day gathering of people whose work and passion addresses race and racism on college campuses, in such areas as classrooms, organizations and co-curricular activities, administrative practice and campus policy, campus life, and social justice education and training.
Race, Gender, and Beyond
The Race, Gender, and Beyond faculty development program is a resource for faculty across the university to provide support for teaching for diversity in the form of pedagogical support, curriculum development, and assessment resources. The RGB Program offers a range of activities from individual consultations, to drop-in reading groups, to workshops, on-going reading groups as well as summer institutes.