Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Health Professions Higher Education HEED Award 2023 logoFor the third year in a row, the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University has been recognized for its efforts to enhance diversity in its academic environment.

Health Professions Higher Education HEED Award logoCollege of Veterinary Medicine receives Health Professions Higher Education HEED Award for second year in a row

Health Professions Higher Education HEED Award logoK-State's College of Veterinary Medicine is one of only six veterinary schools nationally to receive the honor and is the only health-related school in Kansas to be recognized.

Statement on Homophobic Hate Speech

Statement of support for our International Students

Statement of support for our Asian and Asian American community

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KSU College of Veterinary Medicine stands by the AAVMC Principles of Diversity and Inclusion

The AAVMC is committed to embodying and advocating for our core values: Integrity, Service, Diversity, Inclusion and Excellence. We embrace the fundamental virtue and strength of diversity in every dimension and we affirm the dignity and equity of all people.

Recent events have once again reminded us of the wide range of lived experiences of members of our global community. We note the disproportionate way that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting communities of color and we acknowledge how recent reports of maltreatment and violence toward minorities prompt feelings of fear, anxiety, and grief, especially when considering the long and persistent history of these events.

The well-being of our entire community is vital. We encourage our Member Institutions to consider the factors that impact minorities and people of color differently when developing or offering wellbeing support for members of their communities. We encourage everyone in the academic veterinary medical community to embrace the values of diversity and inclusion. This is a time when we need mutual support, consideration and, perhaps most of all, grace.

The AAVMC Principles of Inclusion state:

We affirm the value of human diversity for the enrichment of the community and believe diversity fosters a climate conducive to success for all members of the veterinary medical education community.

We confront and reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including those based on race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, geographic, socioeconomic, and educational background or any other differences that have led to misunderstanding, hostility and injustice.

We encourage awareness of the differences in communication, learning, information processing, conceptualizing and the need for educational innovation to enable all to achieve academic success.

May 31, 2020

Special Video: "Understanding and Leveraging Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Privilege"

Dr. Mike Chaddock, DVM, EML,
Associate Dean for Administration,
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

(You may need to fast forward to 4:07 in the video for beginning of audio)