We take great pride in being a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive community that values and celebrates each other's differences.
Our We're All Widener initiative demonstrates an approach and commitment to diversity in which a plurality of viewpoints are valued, explored, and seen as opportunities for learning and personal growth.
Our focus on diversity emphasizes three key values:
Widener's strategy reflects our commitment to adapt to rapid change and position the university and our community members to thrive. We accomplish this by empowering our community of learners to discover and create better futures.
Widener is committed to fostering an environment where its students, faculty, and staff are respected, valued, and heard. Throughout your journey at Widener, you will have access to a variety of resources and support to help you grow and flourish. Among these services and support systems are workshops and training sessions, accessibility services, and numerous committees dedicated to fostering and promoting an inclusive environment for all.
Widener has a plethora of activities and events throughout the year that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion, including Common Ground and DiversiTEA discussions, Black History Month, Pride Month, Women's History Month, International Education Week, and more. Be sure to mark your calendars. Through our diverse campus organizations, students, faculty, and staff can find their place at Widener.
As a student you can partake in study abroad, immersion experiences, civic engagement opportunities, and other activities that will help push you out of your comfort zone and open the doors for you to engage with a diverse community on campus and far beyond. Faculty and staff are encouraged to join trips to help broaden their point of view and to volunteer for causes they are passionate about.
Being able to have these internships and experiences outside of the classroom makes me feel happy because not only am I able to build connections, but I’m getting experience and understanding with the career that I want.
It’s really important to me to be involved in setting an image, especially for first-generation students or people who are shy or minority students on campus. I want to use my voice.
Widener is definitely like a home away from home. I spend a lot of time here, so I’ve gotten used to the environment. It’s very comfortable and everyone here is really nice.
I feel like it’s my job to help someone who comes after me – women and also black people in tech. I think about myself. I didn’t have someone to look to.
When I was struggling with my own identity, Widener never turned its back against me. And that’s exactly the type of experience I want to provide other students.
What I’ve learned through the MEd program is the skills to succeed, whether it is organizational administration, coaching and developing leaders, or even the vernacular to know what is going on in the world of higher education.
Built on a more than 160-year legacy of adaptation, the School of Engineering is embarking on its next chapter, under new leadership and with new programs designed to prepare students for the careers and challenges of tomorrow.
Widener University has earned 2023 "Great College to Work For" recognition in four categories by The Chronicle of Higher Education, highlighting faculty and staff satisfaction and university leadership quality.
A new series of events this July and August introduced the class of 2027 and their families to the strong alumni Pride network.
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