ADELPHI, Md. (Sept. 1, 2016)—University of Maryland University College today received the 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion—UMUC will be featured, along with 82 other recipients, in the November 2016 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
“We have found that members of our community are eager to learn and engage in discussions about diversity and inclusion,” said Blair Hayes, UMUC’s vice president and chief diversity officer. “It is our mission to continuously provide offerings and programs that expand the way people think and provide them with diversity skills that can further their growth and development. The Office of Diversity and Equity serves students, faculty, and staff across the United States, Europe, and Asia with a desire to truly be global citizens who embrace the differences that each of us bring to the classroom and the workplace.”
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine selected UMUC because of its efforts in student and faculty recruitment and retention, diversity planning and accountability strategies, diversity training and awareness programs, internal and external diversity communications plans, and ADA compliance and accessibility services offerings.
“The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees — and best practices for both — continued leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion,” said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. “We take a holistic approach to reviewing each application in deciding who will be named a HEED Award recipient. Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being accomplished every day across their campus.”
Other recipients of the 2016 HEED Award are:
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Arizona Summit Law School
- Augusta University
- Ball State University
- California State University San Marcos
- California State University, East Bay
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University, Northridge
- Capital Community College
- Case Western Reserve University
- Central Michigan University
- Cleveland State University
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Cuyahoga Community College
- Davenport University
- DePaul University
- East Carolina University
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- El Paso County Community College District
- Florida Coastal School of Law
- Florida State University
- Framingham State University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia State University
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
- Highline College
- Houston Community College
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Kansas State University
- Kennesaw State University
- Kent State University
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural
- and Mechanical College
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Miami Dade College
- Millersville University
- Northeastern University
- Northern Arizona University
- Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
- Oklahoma State University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Saint Louis University
- San Diego State University
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Southwestern Law School
- St. Cloud State University
- Stockton University
- SUNY Buffalo State College
- SUNY System Administration
- Texas Tech University
- The Pennsylvania State University
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- The University of Georgia
- The University of South Carolina
- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Toledo
- Union College, NY
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Central Florida
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Houston
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Louisville
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Florida
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- University of West Florida
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- and State University
- West Virginia University
- Western Michigan University
- Whitworth University
- Widener University
For more information about the 2016 HEED Award, visit www.insightintodiversity.com.
For more information about UMGC, visit www.umgc.edu.
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