Diversity and the Department of Physics and Astronomy
A commitment to achieving diversity within the faculty and among our students is embodied in the Department Strategic Plan and in the way we conduct ourselves in engaging the worldwide community we strive to serve. We seek a student body of both undergraduate majors and graduate doctoral students of superior intellect and accomplishment from within Indiana, across the United States, and around the world. Our department will welcome women, minorities, and individuals from all cultures to form an enriching and diverse community of physicists. We will give high priority to the education of students from other disciplines and backgrounds by creating innovative curricula to match their requirements.
We consider a diverse faculty and staff of the highest quality to be essential ingredients of a first rate department. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes freedom of expression and tolerance for individuals having differing points of view and cultural backgrounds. It is our goal to increase the human and intellectual diversity of the Department of Physics and Astronomy through aggressive recruitment of faculty, graduate students, and staff from underrepresented groups, by the participation of faculty, students, and staff in university-sponsored diversity workshops, and maintaining an atmosphere of mutual respect for all.
Recent activities and new programs
- Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minority in Physics (CU*iP)
- Sloan-PReMiSS: Partnering in Research Mentoring for Minoritized Students in STEM
- SCSC: Sloan Center for Systemic Change
- Engaging Purdue Polytechnic High Scholl (PPHS)
Other diversity initiatives at Purdue University
In accordance with Purdue policies, all persons have equal access to Purdue University’s educational programs, services, and activities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability or status as a veteran. See Purdue’s Nondiscrimination Policy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these policies, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance at vpec@purdue.edu or 765-494-5830.