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The UMass Lowell community is culturally, socially and academically diverse. Faculty, staff, students and members of the surrounding community have many ways to come together on campus through wide-ranging opportunities to learn about and celebrate out differences.
The Council on Diversity and Pluralism draws its membership from faculty, student and staff in all colleges. The Council supports initiatives, grant programs and events that encourage an inclusive and accepting environment on campus.
Academic approaches to diversity are integrated into research and classroom themes across the curriculum. One goal of UMass Lowell’s General Education requirements is for students to demonstrate the ability to understand diverse groups of people, cultures, and views. The Center for Family, Work and Community, the Center for Women and Work and the Roots Project conduct multiple research projects on diversity-related topics, but there are similar projects scattered across many departments and research centers.
Student clubs and organizations focused on cultural diversity have been created for Hispanic, African American, Southeast Asian and many other ethnic groups. Each holds educational programs and holiday celebrations throughout the academic year.
Spiritual Life at UMass Lowell
The UMass Lowell community is rich in its diversity of faiths and celebrates the tapestry of religious and spiritual traditions that our students represent. While many students connect with religious and spiritual communities here on campus, others find meaningful connections throughout the city of Lowell and surrounding communities.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell's Campus Ministry Association (CMA) web site has information about campus worship options. The forMinistry.com site contains information on some worship congregations in Lowell and surrounding towns.
If your faith tradition is not represented by one of these ministries or your student would like assistance in making contacts with a particular faith community or in starting a student club with religious or spiritual interests, please contact one of the campus ministries.
The University believes that a student’s spiritual development is to be valued, respected, and supported. However, in order to insure no conflict of interest especially in light of the First Amendment protections, University staff and faculty cannot engage directly in any form of ministry work as part of their paid employment. We welcome, therefore, “campus ministers” who can address these needs and interests. Any financial support is consistent with support that any group of similar standing is eligible to receive.