Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Positive Change

Our Statement

The Kress Foundation Department of Art History is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, accessible and inclusive community of students, teachers, and scholars. Through courses and research exploring cultural traditions from across the globe and spanning history, we aim to illuminate the rich diversity of human expression and experience and to foster appreciation for our common humanity. As we strive to move beyond a past built on racism, prejudice and systemic oppression, we pledge to do more to understand the historical forces that have created and perpetuate inequality, to advance anti-racism in our classrooms and within our community, and to build a truly inclusive art history. To that end, we will work to further diversify our courses and our curriculum; ensure that all students feel welcome in our classes regardless of their background, experiences, abilities and identities; and increase the diversity of our faculty and graduate student body.