{"id":49862,"date":"2021-06-15T10:13:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T14:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/?page_id=49862"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:04:57","slug":"diversity-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/about\/diversity-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity &#038; Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL5cYEdizR-CfJ92F3hODV2eM1ybTON279\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5cYEdizR-CfJ92F3hODV2eM1ybTON279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view more videos<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"card no_border\">At the Goldman School of Dental Medicine Community, we value everyone that enters, regardless of their visual or hidden identities. In the\u00a0Diversity\u00a0Inclusion, Equity, Belonging &amp; Justice office, we thrive on building an inclusive environment that is welcoming and understanding of everyone\u2019s differences, which allows for creative freedom and academic curiosity and celebrates the opportunity for\u00a0diversity of thought. The success of our programs must be at the center of our intention to support our students, staff, and faculty by creating opportunities to embrace and celebrate identities that foster a community of belonging across our social differences.<\/div>\n<h2>Recent News &amp; Announcements<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card no_border\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span><p class=\"no-posts\">There are no posts in Diversity &amp; Inclusion News from the last 6 months.<\/p><\/span><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/about\/diversity-inclusion\/news-announcements\/\"><strong>More News &amp; Announcements<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"icon_button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/calendar\/?topic=8511\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2021\/06\/calendar.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49900\" \/>Calendar<\/a> <a 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