"…we seek to create an environment characterized by equal access and respected participation for all groups and individuals irrespective of cultural differences and, more importantly, where the multiplicity of characteristics possessed by persons are not simply tolerated but valued. Our community's understanding of Penn State's diversity initiatives emerges from a variety of sources and messages. Some of these understandings are generated through informal dialogue among students, faculty, staff, and administrators and information in public media. Such dialogue takes place in classrooms, offices, residence halls, and in out-of-class educational programs."

Excerpt from: A Framework to Foster Diversity at Penn State: 1998-2003

Student Affairs Diversity Initiatives

An excerpt from Of the Training Of Black Men by W.E.B. Du Bois