DEIC Mission

Contribute to creating and fostering welcoming and inclusive community where everyone has equitable access to opportunities and resources, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, socioeconomic status, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, religious affiliation, or any intersection of these identities.

DEIC Purpose

DEIC will be assessing the state of diversity and inclusion within our Program through biannual climate surveys. Our aim is to eliminate structural and systemic barriers in a culturally inclusive way and offer recommendations to Program leadership to improve equity.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Design

Diversion, Equity and Inclusion design by Pathobiology student Melanie Ortiz-Alvarez was selected to be printed on mugs or T-shirts to be available for the members of our community upon completion of the Pathobiology Climate Survey.

Mel says: "I wanted to draw something that reflected the diversity of the research in our program, as well as the diversity of the hands that carry that research out. STEM can sometimes feel unwelcoming if you don't fit a certain 'box'. My drawing's message is that those boxes only limit everything life has to offer. It's an invitation to break them".

• Graduate Students of Color Orientation
• Brown Center for Students of Color
• Global Brown Center for International Students (GBC)
• BioMed First Gen Initiative
• Disability Justice Initiative
• LGBTQ Center
• Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender

Office of Diversity and Inclusion 

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) serves as a critical leader and resource in support of Brown University’s efforts to foster a strong academic community through initiatives that aim to help all faculty, students and staff thrive, feel welcome, and participate fully in the life of the University.

The Leadership Alliance

Program faculty serve as mentors in the Leadership Alliance Summer Research-Early Identification Program (Brown SR-EIP), which  provides nine-week summer research opportunities for outstanding undergraduates interested in exploring the nature of advanced graduate school study.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a range of mental health treatment and prevention services for Brown students.  

Students can also contact the Brown Ombuds Office, which can provide independent, confidential, neutral and informed advice. This Office can help students with any issues arising from or affecting work, life, or study at Brown.

The Title IX and Gender Equity Office is a resource for all members of the Brown community.

See how the BioMed Well-Being Program is focusing on improving wellness in the Division of Biology and Medicine.

The Anonymous Reporting Hotline is an anonymous, toll-free, 24-hour-a-day resource for reporting concerns when speaking with a supervisor or other available resource is not considered to be a comfortable or viable option.

Operating Definitions

Diversity: A community composed of individuals with wide-ranging backgrounds with regard to their identity, including but not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, nationality, socioeconomic status and/or religion.

Equity: Successfully creating structures and systems that disrupt existing and potential barriers that may disproportionately impact historically marginalized groups to ensure that all members of a community can thrive.

Inclusion: Community members, representing a full spectrum of identities, have a shared sense of belonging and feel welcomed, involved, empowered and valued.