Nazareth is committed to confronting inherent privilege, power, and marginalization to achieve equity, social justice, and belonging for all — across a continuum of visible and invisible differences.
Offices
Office for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Education
- Educational workshops, trainings, and initiatives to engage students, faculty, and staff within and across difference.
- Outreach, advice, and resources for campus leaders to create and sustain an inclusive campus community.
Center for Spirituality
- Supporting reflection and action
- Sponsoring opportunities to explore spiritual practice, dialogue, and engage with the wider community.
- Pastoral care for students
Student Access and Achievement Programs (SAAP)
Personal/social, academic, financial aid, experiential learning, and career support for:
- students in the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
- students in Nazareth's Young Scholars program
- first-generation students
Title IX
- Educational outreach programming to foster a campus free from all forms of sexual misconduct.
- Services to students who’ve experienced sexual harassment or discrimination and to those accused of sexual misconduct, harassment, or violence
Nazareth Bias Response and Education Team
- Bias reporting, response, and prevention
- Support, education, and help for students, faculty, and staff experiencing bias incidents
Nazareth is among a select group of top colleges and universities across the country hand-picked to earn a 2022-2023 Equity and Inclusion College of Distinction for its noteworthy support to underserved students who might not otherwise study and thrive on a college campus.
Campus Wide Impact
- Equitable Spaces: Courses to inspire and prepare changemakers
- LifePrep@Naz: Supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in an on-campus fully integrated transitional program
- Advocacy & Political Engagement (including NazVotes)
- Strategic Plan
- Councils and committees
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
- Diversity scorecard/statistics
Stories
Creating a Community of Belonging
We asked students to talk about belonging, to help all of us reflect on its importance and our individual roles in making Nazareth a community of belonging. Watch more student videos >