Diversity at Haas
Message about Diversity from Dean Rich Lyons
As Dean, it is my role to enable Berkeley-Haas to prepare students to be effective leaders in an increasingly racially, culturally, and economically diverse world.
To meet this goal, we are committed to providing students with the knowledge, experience, and technical skills to both understand the opportunities diversity presents and to meet the management challenges it poses.
Diversity refers to the wide range of values, worldviews, customs, and mores that arise from any factor that distinguishes groups from one another, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, geographical location, language, and upbringing. Though differences can present challenges, at Berkeley-Haas we see them as a source of strength -- as a source of innovative ideas, creative accomplishment, and opportunity for growth. Moreover, the more capable an organization is in working with diversity, the wider its pool of available talent.
Diversity is a defining characteristic of California's history, as well as its present and future trajectory. It is thus, necessarily, central to the core mission of the University of California - and to the mission of the Haas School of Business. We at Haas share the campus's commitment to admitting and retaining a diverse student body, as well as to hiring and retaining a diverse faculty and staff.
Our people are our most important asset. We are proud of the rich variety -- of experiences, ideas, skills, and competencies -- that members of our community bring to our courses, programs, and research. This diversity will continue to strengthen our school's capacity for leadership and our ability make a positive difference in our world. It will help us point the way forward.
