The Hawkeye Marching Band prepares to take the field at Kinnick Stadium

Welcome to the Chief Diversity Office

Dr. Georgina DodgeThe Chief Diversity Office (CDO) provides vision, leadership, and counsel on matters of diversity and inclusion at the University of Iowa. We partner with all campus units to create a welcoming and respectful environment that enables everyone to perform at their full potential.

We provide services and resources for underrepresented faculty, staff, and students; persons with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered persons; persons of disadvantaged socioeconomic status; and nontraditional, first-generation, and international students. We are thrilled at record enrollments in first year minority students and first year international students, as well as the diversity reflected in our graduate and professional programs. Your support and input are critical to our efforts, and we welcome your ideas for creating a campus where all feel welcome.

This month’s musings.

Georgina Dodge
chief diversity officer and associate vice president

News

  • UI's 2013 Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival moves to fall

    This year, the University of Iowa Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival will be Sunday, Sept. 29 as a kick-off to the week’s Homecoming events, creating a new fall tradition for a popular event that has traditionally been held during the spring semester for the past 22 years.

  • Spotlight: UI Chief Diversity Office

    The University of Iowa has unveiled its new diversity website, UI Diversity@IOWA, with enhanced navigation features and a more robust platform for stories, social media, images, and a comprehensive diversity calendar.

  • Old Capitol Museum hosts African-American military exhibit

    In celebration of Black History Month, Old Capitol Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit from the African American Museum of Iowa as well as talks and educational programming. The exhibit, “Unconditional Loyalty: The Military Service of African Americans,” remains open until Sunday, March 3.

Events