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President’s Council on Diversity
Statement of Values 2008
The University of Southern Maine recognizes the complexity of our identities and adopts the ideology that we embrace, include and accord all groups equitable political and social status. Therefore the University of Southern Maine is committed to:
- Providing equal access to education for all students.
- The active examination and exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives.
- Respecting, encouraging and fostering cultural and ethnic differences that lead to a dynamic sustainable academic society.
- Investigating and implementing strategies that create and sustain innovative and intercultural structures, policies and practices.
- Recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body.
This statement of values was adopted by the President’s Council on Diversity in 2008 and incorporated in USM’s strategic plan “Preparing USM for the Future 2009-2014.”
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