Cedar Crest Diversity Statement

Founded under the mission to expand women’s access to higher-education, Cedar Crest College values difference in a diverse, inclusive, and equitable learning environment. The College is committed to educational excellence, leadership, and civic engagement in a pluralistic society. We thus embrace an inclusive community that brings together students, faculty, and staff of different racial and multi-racial, ethnic and multi-ethnic, gender and sexually diverse, religious and nonreligious, economic, and national identities and ages. Our educational mission includes students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education, such as students of color, first-generation college students, international students, students of varying ability or disability, and other identities.

Mission 

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) supports Cedar Crest College’s diversity statement through its educational programming and services. The CDI will provide resources that foster awareness as well as empower students with knowledge, tools and experiences that promote global citizenship and a more inclusive campus. Finally CDI will advocate for our diverse student population.

Our work is facilitated through:

• Coordination of a comprehensive programming calendar. 
• Development and implementation of a wide range of diverse and social justice education and training opportunities on topics including but not limited to gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class.
• Support our diverse student organizations and house the Student Diversity Council.
• Coordination of the inclusion grants.