Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Building a race equity culture at Brandeis requires intention, effort, and collaboration from everyone!
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education and Learning Initiatives (ODEI Education) aims to create and sustain a culture of inclusion and belonging at Brandeis University by offering learning opportunities that educate, advocate, engage, and empower our community members as we collaborate across differences in pursuit of social justice. We work to ensure the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are embedded in the framework of all our initiatives, as we celebrate and empower the campus community.
Our Values
Our commitment to social justice informs and grounds our work so that everything we do continuously fosters excellence through shared responsibility for:
- Access and Inclusion: Continuously preparing, inviting, and welcoming people to an environment where all have the opportunity to thrive on campus and beyond
- Nurturing Beloved Community: Creating equitable and collaborative partnerships to better work together within and outside the University towards shared goals
- Continuous Education and Learning: Actively and intentionally using models, frameworks, and practices that incorporate content that reflects diverse ways of knowing, being, and experiencing the world
- Sustainable Transformation: Engaging in continuous individual, collective, and institutional reflection and collaboration to build capacity and integrate what we learn into our culture and infrastructure
- Accountability: Evaluating and assessing progress towards realization of Brandeis’ vision for diversity and equity
ODEI Education is part of the Division of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DDEIB) at Brandeis.