Welcome to the UIC Office of Diversity
The Office of Diversity initiates programs to enhance and support the success of all groups in Academic Affairs and provides leadership and guidance for campus-wide units promoting diversity across all activities at UIC.
UIC Stands for Immigration Reform: UIC joins with other institutions of higher education across the United States to raise awareness and take action for immigration reform. A statement of solidarity appears on the Chancellor’s website. UIC is involved in ongoing efforts across campus to support all students of varying degrees of documentation.
We stand together with campus and student leaders at colleges and universities across America in the call for immigration reform to attract, retain, and educate the many deserving students who represent the world’s best and brightest and contribute to our cultural and intellectual diversity. These students have struggled to make it to our doors and trust us to help them make a better future for themselves and their families here in their chosen country. Find more information about resources available to undocumented students at UIC.
A Mosaic for UIC Transformation is a campus-wide, collaborative publication that is the culmination of over three years of work. The plan represents the final phase of the Diversity Strategic Thinking and Planning (DSTP) process and is a mosaic of interconnected goals and actions with the overall purpose of integrating diversity throughout all levels and activities of the campus. (accessible version)
Through the Lens of Diversity articulates the aspirations for diversity on campus, the challenges and opportunities UIC faces, and assisted as an important piece in shaping diversity strategic planning. (accessible version)
Appendices:
- JADE (Justice, Access, Diversity and Equity) Document
- Diversity Strategic Thinking Town Hall Comments/Feedback
Through the Lens of Diversity Portrait Project features several UIC students, faculty and staff members and their stories about diversity as a campus portrait project. We invite you to listen to their stories and experiences and share with others on campus.
Mrinalini (Meena) Rao, the Interim Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity manages the Office of Diversity.