Spring 2021, Volume 97, Number 1
Spring 2021, Volume 97, Number 1 From the INTERIM PRESIDENT “Outstanding work environment, staff, faculty, recruiting and retention, student health and by our LSU Family wellness, and university policies. The for our LSU Family.” subcommittees provided a progress report on their 2020 accomplishments and the initiatives they will continue working on throughout this year and into the future. I encourage you to take some time to review a summary of their work at our lsu.edu/together webpage, where you can also learn about additional work we’re doing to foster greater inclusion, equity, and diversity at LSU. I’m also proud of our new Diversity Statement for LSU, which was crafted over the course of several months by a diverse group of talented students, dedicated faculty, awesome staff, and very generous alumni who stepped forward to give back to make LSU a better place for everyone. We recently updated our website with the new statement, so please check that out as well. This is outstanding work by our LSU Family for our LSU Family. Achieving the extensive and ambitious goals in our Diversity and Inclusion Roadmap is one of our top priorities for several important reasons. One of them is stated quite eloquently in our new statement: “We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion enrich the educational experience of our students, faculty, and staff, and are necessary to prepare all people to thrive personally and professionally in Building a Better LSU for a global society.” Additionally, as Louisiana’s flagship university, our mission is to All Tigers provide educational opportunities to all our diverse state’s sons and daughters.
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