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We are committed to enhancing an environment that includes, celebrates and serves our diverse communities.</p> </div> <div class="section-panel paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-441"> <h2>Priority Statement</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-section-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><div data-embed-button="images" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference:media_thumbnail" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"","image_link":"","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"}}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="380d8edb-ec26-4158-bf62-57e46f08e735" data-langcode="en" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/chancellor.ucsf.edu/files/2023-07/equity-inclusion.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="Diverse students graduating"> </div> </p> <p>UCSF will champion diversity, equity and inclusion as core to our mission and will nurture and grow a 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