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DIVERSITY
Our multicultural campus ensures you’ll be ready to explore and succeed in a global society. Students, staff, and faculty are collectively dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment for our entire campus community. Learn more at z.umn.edu/diversity.
Study Culture
You can study history, traditions, and community through our 15 cultural studies departments, 30 offered languages, 25+ language and culture majors, and 36 minors. For example, the Department of African American and African Studies and the Chicano and Latino Studies Department were born from student protests and the Civil Rights era. In addition, the American Indian Studies Department was the very first formed of its type at any college or university.
University Resources
The University has many professionally staffed offices to support students throughout all communities such as these: Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE), the Office for Equity and Diversity, Office of Multicultural Student Engagement, Circle of Indigenous Nations, International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), and the Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life.
Join Something Great
Our campus community includes 200+ student cultural groups. Share in traditions, events, and programming hosted by groups like...
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• American Indian Student Cultural Center
• Asian-American Student Union
• Black Student Union
• Hmong Minnesota Student Association
Living Learning Communities
• La Raza Student Cultural Center
• Multicultural and First Generation Students • Queer Student Cultural Center
• Somali Student Association
• Women’s Center
Live with a group of like-minded individuals who explore college, culture, and community together in a residence hall. With more than 30 to choose from, each LLC is designed to deliver a warm and welcoming on-campus living option. Many have a focus on diverse cultures and communities. A sampling of the LLCs:
• American Indian Cultural House
• CASA SOL
• Charlotte’s Home for Black Women
• Chinese Language and Culture House
• Tsev Hmoob (Hmong House)
• Huntley House for African American Males • Lavender House
• MLK Beloved Community
Find all of the LLCs at z.umn.edu/LiveLearn
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Learn more at z.umn.edu/diversity
Did you Know?
Stepping into the Twin Cities, you’ll be surrounded by a diverse and thriving population of people from around the world. The metro is ranked as a Top 20 LGTBQ friendly area and also houses the largest Somali population and the second largest Hmong population in the United States.