Diversity Studies

Through the Diversity Studies Program at Susquehanna University, students have the opportunity to define different viewpoints, visions and voices. The program focuses on the impact of race, social class, gender and ethnicity, as well as age, ableism, disability, sexual orientation and religious affiliation. The governing paradigm for the minor is threefold: awareness, knowledge and application.

The program’s primary goals are to enable students to: achieve awareness of multiple perspectives, diverse populations, and the theoretical foundations and language of diversity studies; acquire knowledge about the several aspects of diversity; and apply the gained knowledge in their lives—their careers or further academic pursuits, their personal lives, or their roles as citizens.