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TOP HONORS
U.S. News and World Report named The University of Texas at Arlington in the top 10 percent of the 200 national universities listed in its 2008 report card on racial diversity.
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities recognized The University of Texas at Arlington in 2007 as a trailblazer in “closing the gap” between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white students in college.
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine selected UT Arlington as one of the top 100 four-year colleges for Hispanics in 2006.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
The University of Texas at Arlington embraces diversity among its students, staff, faculty and administration. Diversity is essential in the achievement of the University’s academic mission. Diversity means sustaining an intellectual, ethical, cultural and sociological environment that embraces and fosters academic freedom without prejudice, intimidation, intolerance, or discrimination. UT Arlington promotes an environment that accepts and appreciates every individual’s uniqueness and characteristics regardless of race, gender, gender identity, language, age, ethnicity, physical abilities, sexual orientation, spirituality, socioeconomic status, or national origin.
The University recognizes the value of diversity in preparing students for employment upon graduation. Students are encouraged to be receptive to unique and differing points of view. Thereby, the University recognizes the value of diversity in its curriculum.
There is commitment to attracting and retaining a critical mass of diverse faculty and staff. This provides an environment that ensures unique work and educational experiences that occurs with interactions of people with diverse backgrounds, different perspectives, life experiences, beliefs and ideology.
The University leadership acknowledges the importance of diversity on an academic campus and therefore supports the following:
- an annual lecture series on diversity
- identification and support of minority student, faculty and staff organizations
- recommends a course that emphasizes the value/importance of diversity for every student
Provided by the Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities
A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
Through our commitment to diversity of students, faculty, and staff, The University of Texas at Arlington strives to maximize our responsiveness to the ever changing needs of the vast number of global communities it serves and to foster partnerships with communities that value differences with respect to every individual’s exceptional contribution to society. The Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities is a vital part of the University’s efforts, and welcomes your suggestions and feedback on this website and any University-wide diversity initiative. Feel free to contact Phyllis Adams and Antoinette Nelson , the Committee co-chairs.
President James D. Spaniolo
IN THE NEWS
UT Arlington named one of Top 100 companies in DFW Metroplex
Dr. Robert Bing publishes Race, Crime and the Media
Innocence Network helps free two wrongly convicted men
UT Arlington to participate in national military veteran mentoring program
Dr. Dannielle Joy Davis co-edits special issue of journal on African American women
Double-digit enrollment growth at UT Arlington in Fall 2009
Study shows no difference in adopted children raised by gay parents
Civil Rights activist Morris Dees featured in Diversity Series
College Town, UTA community outreach is launched
2009 Wrongful Conviction and Exoneree Services Conference hosted by UT Arlington
Myrtle Bell, associate professor of human resource management, has been selected as a DiversityFIRST Awards winner by the Texas Diversity Council
UT Arlington’s first African-American graduate establishes the Vivian M. and Maxwell C. Scarlett M.D. Professorship in Biology
The Maverick Promise scholarship grants free tuition to Pell Grant eligible students whose household income is $65,000 or less
UT Arlington announces first Honors Distinction Scholars
Jim Hayes named to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame
UPCOMING EVENTS
November: Ongoing Study Abroad Drop-in Advising and Info Sessions and Global Grounds International Coffee Hours
November: Asian Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month
November 16: "Cultural Learning." Jennifer Gray, associate dean for the Ph.D. program in the School of Nursing, will describe her own cultural learning as a missionary nurse in West Africa 30 years ago and as a nurse educator/researcher in East Africa recently. 8-9 a.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m., Room 223, Pickard Hall.
November 16: Innocence Network Fundraiser: A portion of food sales go to the UT Arlington Innocence Network at this fundraiser. 6-10 p.m., Olenjack's Grille, Lincoln Square, 770 Road to Six Flags Dr.
November 16 - 20: International Education Week looks at global careers. International Education Week will explore the benefits of international education and participating in programs that prepare Americans for the global workplace. The week's events are hosted by the Office of International Education. Faculty from anthropology, architecture, business, engineering, linguistics, nursing and physics will share their experiences of studying abroad. Check the International Education Week schedule at http://www.uta.edu/oie for more details.
November 27: Native American Heritage Day
November 17 - December 3: Native American group hosts gallery exhibit. The Native American Students Association and area tribal leaders host an exposé of ethnographical influence on modern American society at the University Center Gallery. The exhibit, "Thousands of Years of Sustainability," will be on display Nov. 17-Dec. 3. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ongoing
Planetarium shows in Spanish
Maverick Speakers Series
FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS ANNOUNCED
Two new faculty opportunities at UT Arlington have been created to enhance the campus climate of diversity and inclusion. First, targeted doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships will support that goal; increase the number of role models for students from underrepresented minority groups in particular and majority groups as well; and identify potential candidates for tenure-track faculty positions.
Second, an agreement forged with Howard University designates The University of Texas at Arlington as a partner in the Howard University Pre-Faculty Internship Program . The program prepares students to enter the professorate through a range of activities that include career planning workshops, seminars on instruction, new technologies for teaching and research, and campus visits to different institutions.