VANCOUVER, Wash. – INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, has awarded one of its 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Awards to WSU Vancouver. The award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
This is the second time the university has been named as a HEED Award recipient. WSU Vancouver received its first award in 2019.
“I am very proud of the work our campus is doing to make WSU Vancouver a welcoming community that is committed to equity and inclusion. The HEED Award is evidence that we are moving in the right direction,” said WSU Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer.
The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees, leadership support for diversity, campus culture and climate, supplier diversity and many other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. “We take a detailed approach to reviewing each application in deciding who will be named a HEED Award recipient,” said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. “Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being done every day across their campus.”
“Thank you to our staff, faculty, students and external partners for their continued presence, collaboration and commitment to building a community of equity, belonging and love,” said Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Obie Ford III. “We’re moving forward together.”
WSU Vancouver will be featured along with 108 other recipients in the November/December 2023 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Other recipients include:
Adelphi University
Agnes Scott College
Arizona State University
Arkansas State University
Augustana College (IL)
Ball State University
Bentley University
Berklee
Binghamton University
Cal State LA
California State University San Marcos
California State University, Fresno
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Clemson University
Colorado College
Columbia University in the City of New York
Cornell University
Cuyahoga Community College
Drexel University
East Carolina University
Emory University
Farmingdale State College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Franklin and Marshall College
Georgia Southern University
Germanna Community College
Greenville Technical College
Hope College
Hudson County Community College
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University
Kent State University
Lasell University
Lehigh University
Metro State University
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Miami University
Millersville University
Mississippi State University
Moraine Valley Community College
Mount Holyoke College
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Northwestern University
Ohio University
Oklahoma State University
Portland State University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockland Community College
Rowan University
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Smith College
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Stetson University
Stony Brook University
Suffolk University
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Oneonta
Swarthmore College
Temple University
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University
The College of New Jersey
The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Tulsa
Towson University
Trinity College
Tulane University
UC Berkeley
UNC Charlotte
University at Albany
University of California, Merced
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Houston Law Center
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Missouri-St. Louis
University of North Florida
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pittsburgh
University of West Florida
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
William & Mary
William Rainey Harper College
Worcester State University
For more information about the 2019 HEED Award, visit insightintodiversity.com.
About INSIGHT Into Diversity
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is the leader in advancing best practices in DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) in higher education. In print and online, the magazine publishes expert advice, resources, in-depth profiles of top DEI programs at colleges and universities, headline news and more to empower readers to advance DEI initiatives at their institutions.
About WSU Vancouver
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu