The University of Rochester envisions itself as a community that welcomes, encourages, and supports individuals who desire to contribute to and benefit from the institution’s mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, and Create. We are a community of students, faculty, and staff who share a common vision and set of values, but also represent important differences.
Members of the University’s community come from different geographical areas, represent differences in ethnicities, religious beliefs, socioeconomic backgrounds, and points of view; they may be physically different, have different intellectual interests, or have different abilities. The University not only welcomes such differences in the members of its community but actively seeks diversity to enhance learning for everyone across our campuses. Together, we prepare tomorrow’s leaders who will live our motto to make the world ever better.
The Office leads efforts to strengthen connection and belonging—on our campuses and beyond, with a focus on creating an environment that embraces a wide range of perspectives and ideas, that enhance learning, encourage critical thinking, and invite and deepen civil discourse to drive innovation, curiosity, and excellence.
The David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity strives to expand the educational pipeline through the doctoral degree for low-income, first-generation college, and underrepresented minority students.
ISO provides services to international students, scholars, employees, and other visitors to the University of Rochester, as well as the departments that host and support them.
The Susan B. Anthony Center was founded in 1995 as “a place for the recognition of women’s current and past contributions that could provide encouragement to young women to enter nontraditional careers, strive to high level positions, and undertake leadership positions to being about change and raise awareness.”
The Interfaith Chapel is a place for people to worship in their particular faith and a place where people of different faiths, or no religious tradition at all, can share in dialogue, worship, and interfaith education. Our multi-faith community and our interfaith engagements contribute significantly to the rich diversity that is the University of Rochester experience.
The mission of the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center (BIC) is to promote cultural awareness and engagement, educate on issues of identity, culture, and diversity, and provide avenues for intersection and opportunities for collaboration.
Office of Mentorship and Student Advocacy (OMSA) is the academic home of the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) Scholars, Early Connection Opportunity (ECO) Scholars, and historically underrepresented minority students. OMSA is dedicated to the betterment of the student experience through advocacy, holistic advising, education, and collaboration with campus departments.