Diversity Certificate Program
The Diversity Certificate Program was designed by Adelphi University faculty and administrators to raise awareness and provide the knowledge necessary to promote a respective and inclusive work and learning environment. The Diversity Certificate program is intended to address diversity and inclusion holistically including, but is not limited to, race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and religion.
The Diversity Certificate Program is comprised of eight workshops, including the Capstone Experience workshop.
Skills / Knowledge
- Understand issues of bias and intolerance as they affect the classroom and workplace experience.
- Appreciate the diverse backgrounds of their students and colleagues.
- Evaluate the nuances and textures of cultural identities, behaviors, values and dispositions of themselves and others.
- Develop strategies and practices to promote value and enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.
- Address issues of bias and intolerance in constructive and transformational ways.
- Appreciate the importance and usefulness (in the workplace and learning space) of human differences.