About

Notre Dame’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is representative of the community the University strives to cultivate, the educational environment we seek to provide to Notre Dame students, and the moral character we hope students will develop during their time here.

In 2021, the Notre Dame Board of Trustees’ Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion identified the need for a space on campus where underrepresented students feel welcome and can flourish. As a result, in 2022, construction began on the new Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which exists to provide a safe and welcoming environment where students can foster a culture of belonging, collaborate to address issues that are important to them, and enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Notre Dame.

Centrally located in the newly remodeled space on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center, the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion serves as a space for students utilizing resources in Multicultural Student Programs and Services (MSPS), the Gender Relations Center (GRC), and the Office of Student Enrichment (OSE). Additional student organizations housed in the Center include Diversity Council (DCND), which explores the issues of diversity and inclusion on Notre Dame’s campus to promote awareness, understanding, and acceptance of all people, and PrismND, Notre Dame’s first and only official LGBTQ undergraduate student organization.