The Division of the Humanities commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Our Mission

Through the lens of Diversity & Inclusion, our mission is to foster an inclusive community where students, faculty and staff feel supported, appreciated, and welcomed.

Our Vision

Together, we will continue to evaluate divisional needs while inspiring individuals to make positive change within their own lives and the greater humanity.

What We Value

We encourage intellectual inquiry that reinforces the essence of human values and celebrates the languages, arts, music, philosophy, linguistics, and civilizations of our shared division’s community.

UChicago Provost's Office on Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity of thought and experience fortifies and strengthens our capacity to advance human knowledge and to enable transformational education experiences. Our myriad personal journeys that shape our minds and characters are enriched by interacting with others who have a different point of view or have been shaped by a very different set of experiences.   

Humanities Pillars

Learn more about our work

Humanities Graduate Students Are Pivotal to the Success of Transcending Boundaries Symposium

Since elementary school, Rachel Chery has been a leader in diversity work. This spring, the Humanities Division doctoral candidate in Music spearheaded the virtual Transcending Boundaries Fourth Annual Research Symposium, April 8–9, with the theme of Disruption and Discovery Preparing for a New Generation of Scholars. Read more >>

Meet the Staff: Loreal E. Robertson

This job is an inaugural position for the division. I have the opportunity, with the help of students and colleagues, to create the foundation of what this role becomes in the future. Read more >>