Diversity at Hamline

Welcome!

Hamline’s five schools have more than 4,500 students, and each one of these students is different.

They’re different in ways you can see and in ways that you cannot.  Each comes here with a unique set of experiences and has their own individual experience at Hamline.

This diversity is not merely a characteristic of Hamline, but an integral part of its identity and values.

It’s who we are, what we do, and how we see the world.

Hamline isn’t a place where you "fit in," conforming to the Hamline mold.  Rather, Hamline "fits in" you, welcoming your unique contributions and valuing who you are.

Guiding Commitments

• Access
• Representation
• Participation
• Decision Making

Diversity Integration Initiative

Our vision for Hamline University, a diverse community of learners with students at the center that transforms lives, combined with our diversity policy, requires a comprehensive and integrated approach across all of our schools, programs, and administrative units. Our vision embraces a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all -- students, faculty, and staff.

This initiative approaches the integration of diversity values across five major focus areas: 

• Student Learning Inside the Classroom (Faculty Development & Academic Affairs);
• Students Outside the Classroom (Student Affairs);
• Faculty Recruitment & Retention;
• Staff Recruitment, Development & Retention; and
• External Relations & Partnerships

Diversity work is among the most important things that we can do at Hamline. Our future success depends on our diversity. Organizations and universities who do not find a way to bring their communities together will simply not succeed.