access
Developing solutions to persistent and uneven access, retention, and advancement of underrepresented and marginalized faculty, staff and students
Our commitment
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accountability
equity
Redressing the persistence of inequality and promoting policies, procedures and practices that mitigate structural inequities
enrichment
Bringing to light practices and structures that reframes our center of knowing within the University’s learning, teaching, research, artistic and professional environments
wellbeing
Activating a university-wide commitment that places the well-being of our faculty, staff and students as key priorities for a diverse and inclusive University
Land Acknowledgment
Northwestern is a community of learners situated within a network of historical and contemporary relationships with Native American tribes, communities, parents, students, and alumni. It is also in close proximity to an urban Native American community in Chicago and near several tribes in the Midwest. The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. It was also a site of trade, travel, gathering and healing for more than a dozen other Native tribes and is still home to over 100,000 tribal members in the state of Illinois. It is within Northwestern's responsibility as an academic institution to disseminate knowledge about Native peoples and the institution's history with them. Consistent with the University's commitment to diversity and inclusion, Northwestern works towards building relationships with Native American communities through academic pursuits, partnerships, historical recognitions, community service and enrollment efforts.
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