Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Indigenous People which Purdue University is built upon. We honor and appreciate the Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi), Lenape (Delaware), Myaamia (Miami), and Shawnee People who are the original Indigenous caretakers.

The Department of Anthropology at Purdue is fully committed to promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive departmental culture and embraces the opportunity to be change agents in imagining the field of Anthropology, our university, and our societies in new ways. As we reckon with the historical legacies of our discipline and the institution to which we belong, we are decannonizing our curriculum, examining policies and practices, and providing pedagogical resources, cutting edge education and trainings for faculty, staff, and students to have better toolkits to recognize, understand and confront bias and racism. Purdue University is committed to maintaining an environment that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every person; fosters tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect, and encourages its members to strive to reach their potential. In pursuit of its goal of academic excellence, the University seeks to nurture diversity and further inclusion and belonging efforts. The College of Liberal Arts at Purdue encourages us to think broadly, lead boldly, and to be a force of good in the world, living, learning, and engaging with a diverse and inclusive community of scholars from all walks of life. In our department’s Anthropologies of Tomorrow strategic initiative, we strive for a more broadly inclusive departmental culture that supports and benefits from a wide variety of identities and positionalities, intersections of perspectives, and lived experiences. 

DEI resources in our discipline, our institution, and broader communities

Campus resources

• CLA Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
• CLA Diversity and Inclusion Resources
• Purdue Division of Diversity and Inclusion
• Diversity Resource Office
• Disability Resource Center
• International Students and Scholars
• Ethics and Compliance
• Purdue Incident Reporting Form

Cultural and resource Centers

• ADVANCE-Purdue and the Center for Faculty Success
• Asian American and Asian Resource Cultural Center
• Black Cultural Center
• Butler Center for Leadership Excellence Butler Center for Leadership Excellence
• Diversity Resource Office
• Latino Cultural Center
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Center
• Native American Educational and Cultural Center

Diversity Organizations

• Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff
• Latino Faculty and Staff Association
• Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives
• Office of Institutional Equity
• Purdue Employee PRIDE
• Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence

Professional Society Resources, Toolkits

• AAA Anti-Racism Resources
• Association of Black Anthropologists
• Society of Black Archaeologists: “Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter” Resource List
• Purdue Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center: Teach-In Resources
• Purdue Library Guide on Race and Racism
• Critical Data Studies Syllabus
• Butler Center Best Practices Tools
• Purdue Counseling and Psychological Services Toolkit
• Racial Justice Toolkit
• Decolonizing Anthropology
• What is a Land Acknowledgement

Training Opportunities

• Safe Zone Training
• Trans Inclusion Training
• Inclusive Classrooms Workshop
• Maximizing Student Potential
• Mental Health First Aid
• Green Zone Training
• Wellness