Minnesota State University, Mankato

The Center for Multicultural Equity and Access at MSU "enhances recruitment and retention efforts and outreach to diverse students in all areas of the University."

As part of its "Equity 2030 Goals," MSU will provide the "[d]evelopment of culturally competent focused education and training for employees."

One of MSU's "Equity 2030 Goals" is to provide "Cultural competency education for students."

The Maverick Diversity Institute at MSU "offers challenging and unique workshops and programs that will help you to become knowledgeable on inclusivity, access, and equity in your workplace and classroom environment."

Racial Equity Advocates at MSU "participate in professional development, self-reflection, and on-going discussion to advance racial equity in their own practice as a member of the MSU, Mankato community."

As part of the Bachelor’s degree requirement, all students must “complete the Minnesota State Mankato Diverse Cultures requirement” which consists of a minimum of 2 courses or a minimum of 6 credits from a list of courses designated as diverse cultures.

The university presented their Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan which outlines the strategic directions and goals taken by the university to promote diversity and equity including a number of curriculum reviews and redesigning “courses to achieve intercultural competencies.”

One of MSU's "Equity 2030 Goals" is to provide "Culturally responsive curriculum/pedagogy."

The General Education program requires students to take at least one course from the "Human Diversity" category. The goal of the program is to "increase students' understanding of individual and group differences, emphasizing the dynamics of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, and/ or disabilities in the history and culture of diverse groups in the United States."

MSU has a "Bias Incident Support and Advisory Team" which "proactively work[s] towards educating the campus on the bias, collaborate[s] with various departments to host prevention programs, and work[s] with university officials to investigate and address reports of bias incidents and hate crimes."

In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, the university has taken multiple steps towards law enforcement education reform with the creation of a new Department of Criminal Justice and “the implementation of a Criminal Justice Community Experiences course that all students will be required to take twice during their academic career.”

The university’s department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion provides a number of diversity programs and initiatives.

The university provides separate diversity, equity, and inclusion living-learning communities for diverse students to live together in the residence halls while providing resources on diversity and social justice along with enrollment in uniquely designated courses for fall and spring semesters that fosters student success.

The university provides “Be You,” which is a separate “Black Male Living-Learning Community” for black males which provides resources as well as specific courses designated for the student’s fall and spring semester enrollments.

On October 28, 2021, the university sponsored an event on the role of Critical Race Theory in education.

The Village Mentoring Program provides mentoring for students of color to promote their success and retention.

The university provides a list of Anti-Racist Pedagogies Resources in order to support anti-racist teachings on Black Lives Matter, Cultural Humility, White Allyship, and Anti-Racism.

MSU provides a list of "Racial Equity" educational resources which includes information on the "1619 Project" and Ibram Kendi's "How to be an Anti-Racist."

MSU has an institutional-wide initiative titled "Equity by Design" which "focuses on leadership philosophy, localized context, institutional change, and accountability to be more student-ready institutions."

The Center for Multicultural Equity and Access at MSU "supports underrepresented students through academic resources, mentoring, and leadership programs" and "fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus, promoting cultural awareness and social justice...."

The Maverick Success Program at MSU is a "two-year initiative designed to support underrepresented students at MSU through one-on-one and group mentoring." Included in the program is an "[a]cademic adviser and peer mentor experienced with multicultural families."

MSU's 2030 Strategic Plan states that it would "[e]xecute a Strategic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan encompassing all areas of the University."

MSU's 2030 Strategic Plan includes the following initiative: "Establish university onboarding for all members of the University that introduces Maverick culture, expectations for culturally responsive support and critical milestones for success."

The Action Research Team (ART) of Equity at MSU is a "collective effort to address predictable patterns of racial disparity in course outcomes for students." The goal of the team is to have "less racially predictable outcomes which negatively impact students of color and to reduce overall drop/fail/withdrawal rates for students in large general education courses."

MSU has archived its "University Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statements" on one webpage which contains messages emailed to the community between 2017-2021. The statements largely focus on issues of race and inequality in America.