We, the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at the University of Delaware, embrace and celebrate diversity among peoples. We are committed to a climate of mutual respect among all individuals regardless of age, academic rank, culture, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, language, lived experience, nationality, physical and mental ability, race, religion, spiritual practice, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
We recognize that members of marginalized groups are affected by oppression in many aspects of their lives. We commit to raising our collective voice to denounce bigotry, hatred, and oppression in all its forms.
We aspire to create an academic community that fosters success in research, teaching, learning, and personal growth. These values are especially significant to the fields of linguistics and cognitive science. Our science benefits substantially from the range of linguistic experience and knowledge engendered by a diversity of backgrounds. It relies on free exchange of ideas and draws its strength from a diversity of perspectives on the human mind.
The Department aims to:
• Build trust and cultivate open dialogue among community members
• Foster a positive climate for diversity, for faculty and students alike, within the department
• Continue to educate ourselves on anti-racism, social justice, and equity issues
• Recognize issues of social diversity and inclusion via academic opportunities to engage in study related to anti-racism, social justice, and equity and inclusion
• Provide members of the department with access to resources pertaining to all of the above
We invite you to join us in committing to continual development of a learning environment that emphasizes and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
In solidarity,
Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
