Diversity, equity and inclusion
Our commitment
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone is welcome.
As prepared by the Diversity and Equity Commission and The President’s Diversity Initiative:
The University of Delaware’s educational mission is to prepare students to live in an increasingly interconnected and diverse world. To do so, we are committed to fostering a robust educational environment that supports critical thinking, free inquiry, and an understanding of diverse views and values. We see diversity as a core value and guiding principle for our educational mission and thus must work to make diversity an integral part of everyday life on campus. To this end, we take diversity to mean both the recognition and appreciation of the different backgrounds, values, and ideas of those who comprise our campus, as well as a commitment to ensuring that all people on our campus are treated according to principles of fairness, civility, dignity, and equity.
We are committed to building an educational community that understands people from different backgrounds and economic circumstances, with different needs, and from diverse personal and philosophical beliefs. We want to make all people who are part of the University feel welcome and valued in campus life.
Here's what we're celebrating this month!
By exploring and embracing different traditions and perspectives, we become more informed and adaptable, ready to tackle any challenge with a broader understanding and appreciation for the world around us.
Check back often to discover more about the diverse and vibrant cultures that enrich our CANR community!
Living Land Acknowledgement
The University of Delaware occupies lands vital to the web of life for Lenape and Nanticoke, who share their ancestry, history, and future in this region.
UD has financially benefited from this regional occupation as well as from Indigenous territories that were expropriated through the United States land grant system. European colonizers and later the United States forced Nanticoke and Lenape westward and northward, where they formed nations in present-day Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. Others never left their homelands or returned from exile when they could.
We express our appreciation for ongoing Indigenous stewardship of the ecologies and traditions of this region. While the harms to Indigenous people and their homelands are beyond repair, we commit to building right relationships going forward by collaborating with tribal leadership on actionable institutional steps.
College Resources & Initiatives
MANRRS (A Registered Student Organization)
Our mission is to provide members with a sense of identity on campus, enriching their lives through service projects and recreation.We strive to develop professional skills, leadership skills in group settings, participate in service projects, and engage in social interaction. We are affiliated with the National Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences. Anyone is welcome to join.
UD Envision Internships
UD Envision focused on generating the next generation of Agricultural Scientists. While minorities have traditionally been underrepresented in these disciplines and research target areas, this project supports the development of all students through intensive, hands-on research education and experiential learning projects to help bridge the perceptual change required for students to envision themselves as scientists.
College Committees
CANR Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Changes underway. Stay tuned for updates!
Cooperative Extension DEI
Changes underway. Stay tuned for updates!
JEDI (Justice, Equity. Diversity and Inclusion)
The PLSC Diversity Caucus was established in 2020. In the spring of 2021, the caucus was formalized and renamed the PLSC Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. We are a group of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff who are committed to advocating for meaningful change to promote equity and inclusivity within our department, college, and university.
JEDI and all JEDI events are open to participation by any individual regardless of any characteristic protected by state and/or federal law, including, but not limited to, race, national origin, sex/gender, disability and/or age. Contact Anna Wik (annawik@udel.edu) or Christian Dewey (cdewey@udel.edu) to engage with our committee. Learn more about JEDI >
University Resources & Events
