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Diversity is indispensable to NYU's pursuit of excellence. Not only did national institutions of all types -- including our institutions of higher education -- for too long ignore people of talent and insight because of race or gender or sexuality or creed or national origin -- because of differences of all kinds -- but in so doing we shortchanged so many people: accomplished people who deserved entry into our universities but were denied it, thus eroding our meritocratic instincts; those who would have been their fellow students and scholars, whose pursuit of knowledge would have been greatly enhanced by being in class with those from different backgrounds; and our society itself, which was deprived of many men and women who might have emerged as leaders.

Our home, New York, is the most global, vibrant, and diverse of cities; that is why it is a world center not merely for business, media, and finance, but for the intellectual, cultural, and educational sectors, drawing in people of talent from everywhere. From the composition of our faculty and student body to the content of our curriculum, we should prize the invaluable contribution that diversity makes to our community and should pledge to strive every day to make NYU more closely reflect the embracing nature of its global urban home.
— President John Sexton

Featured Alumni Event: Celebrate Diversity!

(May 16-18, 2008)
Calling alumni from all backgrounds: reconnect, learn, and embrace NYU's multicultural spirit during our alumni events, including the Multicultural Alumni Reception "Reflecting on Our Community, Our History, Our NYU", the Alumni Shabbat Dinner, and the Islamic Center Alumni Dinner.
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Following the reception there will be a chance for additional networking at Negril Village (70 W. 3rd St., behing the Kimmel Center). We will be providing appetizers as well as drink tickets.

For more information, please contact:

Marian Newsom Marian.newsom@nyu.edu
(212)998-6940

Featured Event: Hitting the Ground Running: Research, Activism and Leadership For a New Era

(June 5-7, 2008)
Join leading scholars, researchers, advocates, and policy makers from various disciplines and fields at NYU's Kimmel Center for the Annual Conference of the National Council for Research on Women.
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