The Department of History of Art & Architecture at Boston University is committed to building a more diverse, accessible, and inclusive learning community. Our faculty and staff recognize the need to work proactively – in collaboration with students and community members – to create a department that welcomes, values, and supports all individuals and the identities they hold, including those of race, ethnicity, class, ability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or secularity.

This ongoing work shapes every aspect of our department’s culture, informing our hiring and recruitment priorities, admissions practices, and overall pedagogical approach to the curriculum.

We fully endorse the commitment of Boston University and the College of Arts & Sciences to these principles, and we join in their mission to foster a positive, welcoming campus climate and to recruit world-class students, staff, and faculty whose diverse experiences and perspectives strengthen the academic enterprise.