Clemson University Receives Diversity Award

Clemson University is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in student population in South Carolina.

Clemson received the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity 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 honour recognising United States colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion – Clemson University will be featured in the November 2019 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity.

Due to the overwhelming success of the Men of Colour National Summit and a combination of all the university’s diversity initiatives, Clemson previously earned the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award in 2017 and 2018.

The award underscores the importance of goals outlined in the university’s 10-year strategic plan and how the school’s Division of Inclusion and Equity has partnered with a number of campus units to create programming beneficial to all members of the Clemson family.

Specifically, the university’s Search Advocate Program promotes equity in all faculty and staff searches and the Tiger Alliance program has built pathways to higher education, establishing a university-going culture in families, schools and communities of high school men of colour in the Upstate of South Carolina.

Another initiative, the institution’s Chief Diversity Officer Advisory Board, leverages the thought leadership of chief diversity officers from across the nation to provide university leaders guidance and support and inform faculty and students about global competencies necessary for success in today’s workplace, all while providing students a pipeline of opportunities into their organisations, which are some of America’s most successful corporations.

Clemson University is a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university in South Carolina that maintains a strong commitment to teaching and student success.

Clemson is an inclusive, student-centred community characterised by high academic standards, a culture of collaboration, school spirit, and a competitive drive to excel. Founded in 1889, Clemson remains committed both to world-class research and a high quality of life. The campus sits on 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the shores of Hartwell Lake and has research facilities and economic development hubs throughout the state of South Carolina in Greenville, Greenwood, Anderson, Columbia and Charleston.

The research, outreach and entrepreneurial projects led by the faculty and students are driving economic development and improving quality of life in South Carolina and beyond.