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Ä¢¹½Av Receives Insight Into Diversity 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award

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Today, Ä¢¹½Av (CMU) received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — Carnegie Mellon will be featured, along with 113 other recipients, in the November/December 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine. This is the second year(opens in new window) CMU has been named as a HEED Award recipient.

“Being recognized with a HEED Award for the second year in a row affirms CMU’s ongoing progress toward fostering an inclusive community where every individual has the opportunity to thrive,� shared Wanda Heading-Grant(opens in new window), vice provost for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. “It reflects the dedication of our entire community to build a culture of belonging, and it is an important reminder of our continued progress to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging into the fabric of CMU.�

“The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees —
and best practices for both — leadership support for diversity, campus culture and climate, supplier diversity, and many other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion,� said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of Insight Into Diversity magazine. “We take a detailed approach to reviewing each application in deciding who will be named a HEED Award recipient. Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being done every day across their campus.�

For more information about the 2024 HEED Award and other recipients, visit .

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