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We鈥檙e committed to promoting diversity and the understanding of diversity among our faculty and students, and across curricula. In the Dietrich School, we don鈥檛 just recognize our diversity鈥攄iversity is a resource of our community as we support each other in fulfilling our greatest potential.</p> <p>Philippa Carter, the Director of Diversity Initiatives in the Graduate Studies Office, works with graduate programs to recruit, mentor, retain,聽and support outstanding graduate students who embody the diversity of our city, region, nation, and global society. We know that diverse groups and organizations are more effective and produce more creative solutions and better decisions.聽Recruiting the most talented students enhances the educational experience that exposes all students to a variety of perspectives and hence bolster the Dietrich School's聽educational mission.</p> <p>We partner with the Arts聽and Sciences Graduate Student Organization, the <a href="https://www.diversity.pitt.edu" target="_blank">Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</a>, and other units to identify resources, training opportunities, and experiences that advance the diverse excellence and inclusiveness of our graduate community.聽</p> <p>The Dietrich School welcomes qualified candidates from across the country and around the world into our diverse community of learners. We work closely with referring faculty and staff partners from other colleges and universities to ensure that your best students receive the high-quality education and training that our graduate programs are known for and the personalized one-on-one attention that is rare within the context of a large research university.</p> <p>For more information on our programs, resources, and activities, visit the links below or contact Director of Diversity Initiatives, Philippa Carter, at聽<a href="mailto:pkc3@pitt.edu">pkc3@pitt.edu</a>聽or 412-624-6096.</p> </div> <div class="field-section-overview"> <div class="view view-landing-page-breakouts view-id-landing_page_breakouts view-display-id-default view-dom-id-0738d6e247bb7198910479fcd4b42a4b"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-section-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/diversity/anti-racism-resources"> 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