Fostering an Inclusive Culture

Harvard University is committed to fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive, a key to which is ensuring that we each experience a profound sense of inclusion and belonging.

In the development, coordination, and advancement of inclusive excellence, diversity, and equal opportunity initiatives, programs, and policies at Harvard University and the FAS, our FAS HR team partners with offices such as:

Employee Resource Groups

The Harvard University Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to promote equal opportunity, awareness, and understanding of Harvard’s rich and diverse community, centering on the experiences of staff and faculty from historically marginalized groups. These are groups organized and led by employees. ERGs work to help recruit and retain and engage in diversity efforts and dialogue, and also find opportunities for staff members to socialize and build professional networks across Harvard. ERGs at Harvard include:

Harvard University Pluralism Project

An ongoing research effort, the Harvard University Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States. Visit the Pluralism Project website to learn about religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources. For more information please contact staff@pluralism.org.