“In the Communities of Rensselaer, we will: Strengthen our ethnic, gender, intellectual, and geographic diversity.”
Annually we recognize the people—current, as well as retired Rensselaer employees—whose skills, vision, and energy we long have relied upon to make Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the thriving university it is today.
Statement on Diversity and Inclusion
“At Rensselaer, we challenge all members of our community to ask “Why not change the world?” “To accomplish this, we seek to engender in our students' intellectual agility, multicultural sophistication, and a global view.”
18 Years Looking Back
- 48% increase in Female T/TT
- 100% increase in African American faculty and staff
- 100% increase in Asian faculty and staff
- 76% increase in Hispanic faculty and staff
