Welcome from Paulette Granberry Russell
Welcome to the Web site for the MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives. I3 in its dedication to fostering a diverse community exemplifies the university's core values of quality, connectivity, and inclusiveness. More welcome...
President's Inclusion Statement
Michigan State University is guided by values that are embedded in our rich heritage as a leading land-grant university and our current position as a world-grant institution among the best universities in the world. Foremost among our values is inclusion.
At MSU we take great pride in our diversity. Valuing inclusion means providing More about inclusion...
This has been a year of exciting changes for the Office for Inclusion...renovation of offices and a new website to be introduced in Fall 2008. Please check back with us for these exciting changes!
Free Exchange of Ideas
President Simon addresses recent incidents on campus which are destructive and run afoul of MSU's philosophy of the free exchange of ideas. "We must," states President Simon, "collectively deny inappropriate behavior in all forms in order to protect the rights we all hold dear." See President Simon's blog for her latest statement on the free exchange of ideas, www.president.msu.edu.
MSU Diversity and Inclusion News
MSU Adopts New Web Accessibility Policy
In an effort to make MSU's Web-based communications accessible to everyone, the university adopted a new Web accessibility policy on July 1, 2008. The policy applies to all university Web pages used to conduct core university business or academic activities, and can be viewed at http://www.webaccess.msu.edu
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On April 13, 2007, MSU's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to include "gender identity" as a protected category in Michigan State's Anti-Discrimination Policy. The revision allows MSU to join the majority of Big Ten Universities whose anti-discrimination policies already contain the category, including the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Illinois, and Pennsylvania State University. More about ADP
Bias Incident Reporting System
President Simon has noted "that cross-cultural interactions may sometimes create moments of surprise or discomfort. But when perspectives clash, we have an individual and shared responsibility to guard against behaviors that demean or otherwise harm individuals and our community. A strong campus community is characterized by respect for, and civility toward one another." Occasionally, individuals act in ways that do not demonstrate these values. The university will investigate and respond to such actions when they are reported. More about the bias incident reporting system...
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