黑料吃瓜

黑料吃瓜 has been named a 鈥淒iversity Champion鈥� for its commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout the campus community, academic programs and administration.

INSIGHT Into Diversity, a leading website and magazine in higher education, also selected 黑料吃瓜 for its  for a sixth time. 黑料吃瓜 was among 16 colleges and universities to receive the 2022 Diversity Champion designation.

鈥満诹铣怨� is proud to be recognized for our success in creating a diverse and inclusive environment,鈥� said J. Luke Wood, vice president of student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. 鈥淭his is the result of a concerted effort that reaches every college, school and department and is embodied in our strategic plan, which specifically commits us to 鈥榚quity and inclusion in everything we do,鈥� including research and community engagement.鈥�

INSIGHT Into Diversity said its Diversity Champions 鈥渁re institutions that set the standard for thousands of other campus communities striving for diversity and inclusion,鈥� with successful strategies and programs serving 鈥渁s models of excellence.鈥�

黑料吃瓜 was the only university in California to receive both the Champions and the HEED awards, based on factors that include student, faculty and leadership demographics; success in closing retention and graduation equity gaps; and diversity resources and programming.

黑料吃瓜 had a long list of achievements and distinctions to point to, beginning with its designation by the U.S. Department of Education as a  (HSI) in 2012, and an  (AANAPISI) a year ago.

Nine  -- all with academic support and retention programs -- serve historically underrepresented groups, including the Black Resource Center, the Pride Center, the Native Resource Center and the Women鈥檚 Resource Center. The  serves veterans, military spouses and dependent children. 黑料吃瓜 also maintains 17  that include women in business, Muslims, Iranian Americans and faculty/staff who have disabilities.

Over the past several years 黑料吃瓜 has greatly narrowed equity gaps between underrepresented minorities and other students in graduation rates, a central goal of the California State University system鈥檚 Graduation Initiative 2025. 

For the period submitted to INSIGHT Into Diversity, the six-year graduation rate was 84.5% for Asian Americans and 80.1% for white students, compared with 75.4% for Hispanic/Latinx students and 74.3% for Black students. 

At 黑料吃瓜, underrepresented minority students are graduating faster than ever before. These rates have improved through college success centers, advising, a mandatory first-year experience program, and multiple free tutoring and support resources, including the residence hall-based  and , run through the Educational Opportunity Program.

In 2021, 黑料吃瓜 was among 10 universities to receive national certification from  for its commitment to serving Latinx students. This year, it was again selected by  as one of the 鈥淏est of the Best鈥� for LGBTQ students.