Heller Diversity Initiative Mission Statement

The Heller School is a vibrant academic learning community of scholars, students and staff dedicated to creating a welcoming environment that builds and supports respectful dialogue across group and individual differences in every aspect of our work and social interactions. We seek to ensure a safe and inclusive environment in which community members respect and value the perspective and contribution of all others. In the pursuit of the Heller mission, Knowledge Advancing Social Justice, we are committed to diversity and equity in our research institutes, academic programs, policies, and community relationships.

The Heller School endorses a broad definition of diversity reflective of differences that include but are not limited to: age, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, culture, economic status and background, gender, sexual orientation and identity, religion, political views, academic background and interests, abilities, learning styles and pace, physical appearance, and individual personality.

Heller Diversity Committee

Anita Hill (Chair), Senior Advisor to the Provost and Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's Studies
Brenda Anderson, Senior Lecturer and Director, Heller MBA Program
Mary Brooks, MA '03, Assistant Director, Students and Community Relations
Marissa Daniel, MPP/MBA '14
Lynn Davis, Assistant Dean, Admissions
Donna Einhorn, Senior Program Coordinator
Camilo Esquivia-Zapata, MA-COEX/SID '14
Marion Howard, MA '04, Associate Professor of the Practice and Associate Director, MA in Sustainable International Development
Ted Johnson, Assistant Professor
Walter Leutz, PhD '81, Associate Dean, Academic Personnel
Laurie Nsiah-Jeferson '80, PhD '06, Senior Scientist and Senior Lecturer
Paula Paris, MMHS '79
Susan Parish, Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Disability Policy; Director, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy; and Director, PhD Program
Stanley Wallack, Professor and Executive Director, Schneider Institutes for Health Policy