Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging | Cal State LA
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Our goal is to nurture a welcoming and inclusive campus where students, faculty, and staff thrive, and community is honored and cultivated.
Celebrating our Diversity
All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal State LA provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal State LA complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.
Cal State LA is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Cal State LA excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.”
Calendar and Events
Throughout the year, areas across the University host activities and programs to spotlight and celebrate the histories and contributions of different communities through cultural, heritage, and awareness activities, as well as events that spark important discussions.
View Programs & Events
Cultural/Awareness Calendar
Cal State LA is proud to serve all of our students.
The University is a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, Minority-Serving Institution, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution.
Serving our Students
Learn more about HSIs
Learn more about AANAPISIs
Cross Cultural Centers
The Cross Cultural Centers at Cal State LA encourage student learning and foster an inclusive campus environment. The CCC offers a wide variety of programs and services that explore the shared and unique experiences, histories, and heritages of our diverse community. The CCC includes four identity-based student centers:
Learn about the CCC
Erika J. Glazer Family Dreamers Resource Center
The Erika J. Glazer Family Dreamers Resource Center supports undocumented students through a number of programs and services.
Dreamers Resource Center
Office for Students With Disabilities
OSD works to provide an equitable learning environment for students with disabilities. Primary services include accessible technology, alternative media, alternative testing, note-taking, and more.
Office for Students with Disabilities
Veterans Resource Center
The Veterans Resource Center serves military-connected students by providing academic and professional resources for their academic success and development.
Veterans Resource Center
RISE Peer Mentoring
The RISE Peer Mentoring Program (Retention through Interpersonal Student Engagement) aims to positively impact the experience of Black students and their allies who are either first-time freshmen or transfer students during their first year by pairing continuing students with new students to help them successfully settle into university life.
Learn about RISE
The Network: Men's Success Initiative
The Network supports the development of undergraduate students of color who self-identify as men and their allies by offering culturally relevant and engaging campus services, academic resources, and a supportive community that reflects them.
Learn about the Network
Faculty
Equity-Minded Practitioners
Faculty are working to transform the teaching and learning environment by enhancing our equity mindset to better support students from marginalized and minoritized communities.
Learn about Inclusive Excellence
Syllabus DEIB Statement
Find samples and guidance for creating a DEIB statement for your syllabus, which can be a great way to set a tone of inclusivity and respect in the classroom.
Learn about syllabus statements
Faculty Retention
The Office of Faculty Affairs, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), Office of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (ORSCA), and Center for Effective Teaching and Learning (CETL) have curated a series of monthly workshops over the academic year to support early career faculty, tenure-track and lecturers in their first three years at Cal State LA.
Early Career Faculty Program
Guiding Principles
Cal State LA's Academic Senate guiding principles help lead the University's commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Explore the Guiding Principles
Staff
Staff Working Group for Belonging, Community, and Diversity
The Staff Working Group for Belonging, Community, and Diversity develops and facilitates programming, events, and resources to foster a collaborative and inclusive working environment for staff and administration at Cal State LA.
Learn about the Staff Working Group
Staff Dialogues
Events throughout the year provide opportunities for staff to engage in authentic dialogue about our campus, with a focus on equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Learn about staff dialogues
Title IX and Nondiscrimination Resources
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
The office reviews and investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, stalking, and prohibited consensual relationships.
Information about Civil Rights and Title IX
Title IX Information and Resources
Find information and resources related to Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or transgender status.
Information about Title IX
Title IX/DHR Reporting Form
Students, employees, or third parties may report alleged violations of the CSU policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.
Title IX/DHR Reporting Form
All-Gender Restrooms and Lactation Rooms
News
Cal State LA receives 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
INSIGHT Into Diversity
magazine selected Cal State LA for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Read about the award
Department of History receives 2022 Institutional Equity Award
The American Historical Association gives the Institutional Equity Award to institutions that have achieved excellence in recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historical discipline.
Cal State LA receives National Science Foundation grant to create a pathway to diversity program
Cal State LA has been awarded an $880,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to increase diversity in STEM fields through recruiting and training the next generation of molecular simulation scientists.
Cal State LA establishes first College of Ethnic Studies in U.S. in 50 years
The College of Ethnic Studies houses the departments of Pan-African Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, and Asian and Asian American Studies. It is the first College of Ethnic Studies established in the United States in five decades.
Land Acknowledgement
With great respect, Cal State LA acknowledges the Tongva people as the traditional caretakers of Tovaangar (TOE-von-gar) - The Tongva World - including the Los Angeles Basin, South Channel Islands, San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, and portions of Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. Cal State LA is located within these lands. As an institution located on unceded Tongva land, we pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and our relatives/relations, past, present, and emerging.
Consistent with our values of community and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the University's relationship to native peoples. By offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Cal State LA more accountable to the needs of American Indian peoples.
Prepared by Dr. Kimberly Robertson (Mvskoke) and Tongva Elder Julia Bogany, 2020
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Our goal is to nurture a welcoming and inclusive campus where students, faculty, and staff thrive, and community is honored and cultivated.
Celebrating our Diversity
All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal State LA provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal State LA complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.
Cal State LA is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Cal State LA excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.”
Calendar and Events
Throughout the year, areas across the University host activities and programs to spotlight and celebrate the histories and contributions of different communities through cultural, heritage, and awareness activities, as well as events that spark important discussions.
View Programs & Events
Cultural/Awareness Calendar
Cal State LA is proud to serve all of our students.
The University is a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, Minority-Serving Institution, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution.
Serving our Students
Learn more about HSIs
Learn more about AANAPISIs
Cross Cultural Centers
The Cross Cultural Centers at Cal State LA encourage student learning and foster an inclusive campus environment. The CCC offers a wide variety of programs and services that explore the shared and unique experiences, histories, and heritages of our diverse community. The CCC includes four identity-based student centers:
Learn about the CCC
Erika J. Glazer Family Dreamers Resource Center
The Erika J. Glazer Family Dreamers Resource Center supports undocumented students through a number of programs and services.
Dreamers Resource Center
Office for Students With Disabilities
OSD works to provide an equitable learning environment for students with disabilities. Primary services include accessible technology, alternative media, alternative testing, note-taking, and more.
Office for Students with Disabilities
Veterans Resource Center
The Veterans Resource Center serves military-connected students by providing academic and professional resources for their academic success and development.
Veterans Resource Center
RISE Peer Mentoring
The RISE Peer Mentoring Program (Retention through Interpersonal Student Engagement) aims to positively impact the experience of Black students and their allies who are either first-time freshmen or transfer students during their first year by pairing continuing students with new students to help them successfully settle into university life.
Learn about RISE
The Network: Men's Success Initiative
The Network supports the development of undergraduate students of color who self-identify as men and their allies by offering culturally relevant and engaging campus services, academic resources, and a supportive community that reflects them.
Learn about the Network
Faculty
Equity-Minded Practitioners
Faculty are working to transform the teaching and learning environment by enhancing our equity mindset to better support students from marginalized and minoritized communities.
Learn about Inclusive Excellence
Syllabus DEIB Statement
Find samples and guidance for creating a DEIB statement for your syllabus, which can be a great way to set a tone of inclusivity and respect in the classroom.
Learn about syllabus statements
Faculty Retention
The Office of Faculty Affairs, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), Office of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (ORSCA), and Center for Effective Teaching and Learning (CETL) have curated a series of monthly workshops over the academic year to support early career faculty, tenure-track and lecturers in their first three years at Cal State LA.
Early Career Faculty Program
Guiding Principles
Cal State LA's Academic Senate guiding principles help lead the University's commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Explore the Guiding Principles
Staff
Staff Working Group for Belonging, Community, and Diversity
The Staff Working Group for Belonging, Community, and Diversity develops and facilitates programming, events, and resources to foster a collaborative and inclusive working environment for staff and administration at Cal State LA.
Learn about the Staff Working Group
Staff Dialogues
Events throughout the year provide opportunities for staff to engage in authentic dialogue about our campus, with a focus on equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Learn about staff dialogues
Title IX and Nondiscrimination Resources
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
The office reviews and investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, stalking, and prohibited consensual relationships.
Information about Civil Rights and Title IX
Title IX Information and Resources
Find information and resources related to Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or transgender status.
Information about Title IX
Title IX/DHR Reporting Form
Students, employees, or third parties may report alleged violations of the CSU policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.
Title IX/DHR Reporting Form
All-Gender Restrooms and Lactation Rooms
News
Cal State LA receives 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
INSIGHT Into Diversity
magazine selected Cal State LA for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Read about the award
Department of History receives 2022 Institutional Equity Award
The American Historical Association gives the Institutional Equity Award to institutions that have achieved excellence in recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historical discipline.
Cal State LA receives National Science Foundation grant to create a pathway to diversity program
Cal State LA has been awarded an $880,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to increase diversity in STEM fields through recruiting and training the next generation of molecular simulation scientists.
Cal State LA establishes first College of Ethnic Studies in U.S. in 50 years
The College of Ethnic Studies houses the departments of Pan-African Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, and Asian and Asian American Studies. It is the first College of Ethnic Studies established in the United States in five decades.
Land Acknowledgement
With great respect, Cal State LA acknowledges the Tongva people as the traditional caretakers of Tovaangar (TOE-von-gar) - The Tongva World - including the Los Angeles Basin, South Channel Islands, San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, and portions of Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. Cal State LA is located within these lands. As an institution located on unceded Tongva land, we pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and our relatives/relations, past, present, and emerging.
Consistent with our values of community and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the University's relationship to native peoples. By offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Cal State LA more accountable to the needs of American Indian peoples.
Prepared by Dr. Kimberly Robertson (Mvskoke) and Tongva Elder Julia Bogany, 2020
Connect with us
If you have a question, want to get involved, or know of a valuable resource or event that should be included on this website, please get in touch.
Contact us
Back to top
QUICK LINKS
Academic Calendar
Accessibility
Campus Map
Commencement
Office of the President
Student Parent Resources
About
Academics
Admissions & Aid
Student Success
Campus Life
Diversity
Public Good
Athletics
APPLY
GIVE
MyCalStateLA
Directory
Library
Quick Links
Search
APPLY
GIVE
QUICK LINKS
Academic Calendar
Accessibility
Campus Map
Commencement
Office of the President
Student Parent Resources
Students
Faculty & Staff
Alumni