North Dakota State University

As of the 2024-2025 academic year, NSDU offers the "Cultural Diversity Tuition Waiver" to eligible incoming students in order to "'promote enrollment of a culturally diverse student body, including members of Indian tribes and economically disadvantaged students, for the benefit of all students and the academic community'...."

"Students will be required to take 'diversity and cultural competency training' beginning next year."

The university offers "Microaggression" and "Safe Zone" training sorted by level of advancement.

The Community of Respect training aims to "teach individual participants about cultural differences and to encourage them to think critically about the impact of their cultural values in their relationships with others." The curriculum has four modules. The first module Cultural and Cultural Diversity helps students "understand the trouble with stereotypes" and "learn how to overcome unconscious bias." Module two: Redefining Diversity, focuses on "increasing awareness of one's unconscious biases, looking at diversity through a new lens, and exploring one's own identity through self-reflection." The third module is on microaggressions and the last module focuses on "Confronting Bias."

As part of the NDSU general education requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree, all students are required to complete 3 credits of courses from the Cultural Diversity (D) category and 3 credits of courses from the Global Perspectives (G) category.

"The Student Code of Conduct will be reviewed using an 'equity, inclusion and innovation' lens."

The Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC) at NDSU is a group of NDSU faculty, staff, and students who “recognize the ways in which predominantly white institutions, such as our own, often perpetuate systemic racism and the injustices that are tied to it.”

The Tapestry of Inclusion as part of Student Activities at NDSU is “a program of the Student Activities Office, is a pictorial mosaic that recognizes students, faculty, staff, and alumni for the contributions to diversity they bring to North Dakota State University.”

The Better Bison Initiatives at NDSU focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion to “set a foundation of inclusion of minority student/staff populations that practice inclusion, equity and diversity into our everyday lives.“

The Commission of Diversity Education (CDE) at NDSU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is “an organization within Student Government that focuses on educating students, faculty, and staff about diversity within our campus and community, in addition to promoting equity and inclusion through the use of educational creative and hands on activities.”

The 2023-2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion fellowship cohort at NDSU’s School of Design, Architecture and Art “provides a learning and experience platform along with a fiscal award for students to play a meaningful and active role in School-wide DEI Initiatives.”

The All Nations Louis Stokes Alliance for Minorities Program in partnership with the Office of Multicultural Programs at NDSU "provides stipends for undergraduate multicultural students who are full-time enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) disciplines."

The University’s President’s Council for Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect is “comprised of faculty, staff, and students that are dedicated to creating and maintaining an open and collegial environment to promote inclusivity and diversity as a cornerstone of education, research, and outreach.”

The NDSU Agriculture and Extension departments are “committed to upholding civil rights laws and requirements, institutional equal opportunity and affirmative action policies, and the creation of an inclusive and multicultural organization.”

The Graduate School at NDSU is committed to Diversity and Inclusion at the University and provides a number of Diversity Resources including books on anti-racism and equity.

The NDSU Libraries Statement of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion “recognize that libraries and universities have historically been shaped by the forces of systemic racism, and commit to undertaking the work that must be done to rectify these legacies of inequity that still affect marginalized communities.”

As part of its DEI webpage, the College of Engineering provides the "Seven Best Teaching Practices to Support Minority Students."

NDSU Libraries provides an anti-racist teaching and learning resource guide in order to "assist instructors in the classroom, as well as resources covering issues at the intersection of race and higher education."

A campus climate task force was created to develop diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The university's Department of Communication reaffirmed its commitment to "anti-racist and anti-discriminatory education" in its "Anti-Racism Statement" from January 2021. It also plans on reviewing its curriculum and hosting faculty workshops.

There are several awards being offered, including the "Advancing Inclusion Award" and "Tapestry of Inclusion Award."

The university has conducted several "Campus Climate Surveys."

The 2020-2025 Strategic Plan for the College of Engineering at NDSU details the 5-year vision and strategic initiatives towards a more equitable and inclusive program.

The Anti-Racism and Solidarity Statement for the Counseling Center at NDSU affirms their commitment to recognize the impact of racism as they “continue to uncover and confront the deep entrenchment of institutional racism in this country.”

On February 14, 2022, in response to nationwide legislations that "target academic discussions of racism and related issued in American history," the NDSU Faculty Senate published its "Resolution on Defending Academic Freedom to Teach About Race and Gender Justice, and Critical Race Theory."

Prior to SB 2247's passing, the Faculty Senate released a statement opposing the proposed state law. It stated, “Any restrictions placed on nondiscrimination training, credit or noncredit, may still have a chilling effect on the curriculum.”