Diversity

At NYU, diversity matters. Not a static diversity that is based simply on periodic reports of numbers and percentages. Rather, diversity at NYU is about moving across boundaries and unfamiliar territory. It’s about celebrating differences. It’s about a culture of openness, opportunity, and tolerance that allows all members of the community to thrive. Although our students come from all 50 states and 127 countries, no single gender, nationality, race, religion, or lifestyle has a monopoly on intellect or talent.

We understand that a successful commitment to diversity is dependent upon the intellect and creativity that is generated when people from a variety of backgrounds, skills, and points of view respect each other and the work and learning they are doing together. At NYU, diversity is a work in progress.

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"Diversity is indispensable to NYU's pursuit of excellence. For too long, American higher education has lost vast resources of talent and insight because of the way we have dealt with race, gender, and status. From the composition of our faculty and student body to the content of our curriculum, we must prize the invaluable contribution that diversity offers. We must and will do more to bring into our community more faculty, students, and staff of color, and we must prize people with different backgrounds and identities from our own."
John Sexton, President, New York University