Life on Campus

University Resolution in Support of Pluralism

The Board of Trustees affirms its commitment to maintaining an academic environment which fosters pluralism, mutual respect, appreciation of divergent views, and awareness of the importance of individuals’ rights. To this end, we reassert the importance of civility and the valuable contribution that diversity in race, ethnicity, religion and culture brings to the University community, and therefore we strongly encourage and support racial, ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism.ergraduates, graduate students and employees, as well as to guests and visitors. The guidelines should be implemented as consistently as possible, recognizing that special circumstances may on rare occasions require limited and judicious deviation from the guidelines.