Making Diversity a Priority at Purdue

Making Diversity a Priority at Purdue: When Dr. France Cordova describes how Purdue University constituencies are increasingly recognizing the value of diversity, she shares this example from a recent debate among five candidates for student body president:

“Two candidates were women, and one was Black,” says Cordova, who as university president moderated the debate. “Yet, as all five of them went through their debate points, it became clear they each had in their platforms improvement of diversity and inclusion. They had various ideas, such as getting minorities and international students more involved in clubs on campus. I’m pleased they had this attitude because it shows the climate on campus is getting better.”