Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CU Denver's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers services, resources, and guidance to enhance diversity university-wide and foster a culture of equity and inclusion. 

American Indian Student Services (AISS) welcomes students of all American Indian and Alaska Native heritages, serving students who are tribally enrolled as well as those who identify but are not enrolled in their tribes. AISS provides culturally responsive educational support, including resource referral, scholarship information, advocacy, cultural events, and student clubs.

Asian American Student Services offers a wide array of services and programs to support, engage, and educate all students. The office:

• Supports the retention, graduation, and success of Asian American Pacific Islander students;
• Encourages students to become actively engaged in their learning experience;
• Promotes students’ exploration of social identity, leadership, and professional development; and 
• Provides opportunities for networking.

Black Student Services offers a uniquely-designed network of support services to assist students in all phases of their educational career at CU Denver. Since its inception in 1969, Black Student Services has helped hundreds of students with admission into undergraduate and graduate programs, academic counseling, and peer support services.

The Center for Identity and Inclusion (CII) provides services to support underrepresented students and promote a diverse and inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff.

Latinx Student Services provides an inclusive environment to support the intersectional experiences, diverse cultures, and educational goals of Latinx students a CU Denver. LSS advocates for the needs of Latinx students; supports students to amplify their voice and enact agency; provides programs, events, and workshops that raise awareness about social justice issues that impact the diverse Latinx cultures, identities, and intersectional experiences; supports the leadership development of Latinx student organizations; and builds community and a sense of belonging for all Latinx students, faculty, and staff.

CU Denver's Undocumented Student Services Program serves DREAMer and mixed status students at all intersections of documentation and equity needs, supports DREAMers in achieving their degree, creates an equitable educational environment, and advocates alongside students for continuous improvements in the DREAMer college experience.

The Women & Gender Center at CU Denver provides advocacy, education, and support for students of all genders. The center is committed to ensuring students have equitable access to educational and professional opportunities regardless of gender, with a special focus students who belong to vulnerable categories, including:

Women, particularly BIPOC women, women who are international students or immigrants, and women with disabilities; 

People who are pregnant, parenting, and/or lactating;

Transgender and nonbinary students; and 

Students who identify as LGBQ+.

To provide support for recognition of diversity and inclusion at CU Denver by providing the Brenda J. Allen Identity & Inclusion Scholarship and the Brenda J. Allen Award for Inclusive Leadership.

To provide support for students at the University of Colorado Denver who are members of a federally recognized Indian tribe or who have a parent who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe.

To provide program and scholarship support for students through Asian American Student Services at the University of Colorado Denver.

To provide scholarship support at CU Denver. Preference is for students who demonstrate a commitment to the Asian American population in Colorado.

To provide scholarship support for students at the University of Colorado Denver.

Need-based awards for CU Denver students who are not eligible for federal or state financial aid, graduated from a high school or received a GED within the United States. If the fund balance reaches $1M, the fund will be administered as a pure endowment.

Applicants with active Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) status are particularly encouraged to apply and will receive preference.

To provide undergraduate scholarship awards for first generation students at the University of Colorado Denver who are the first in their family to pursue a bachelor's degree.

To provide scholarship support to undergraduate students in good academic standing at the University of Colorado Denver, with preference for graduates of East High School or the Denver Public School system and first-generation college students.

To support diversity initiatives in the Department of Anthropology at CU Denver, including but not limited to graduate student scholarship support and costs related to hosting a guest speaker.

To provide support for the Displaced Aurarian Scholarship Program at the University of Colorado Denver. This program provides former Auraria residents and their descendants scholarships to all programs offered on the Auraria campus.

To provide scholarship support to incoming or enrolled students in the EdD Latino Cohort (Leadership in Educational Equity).

To provide scholarship awards for doctoral students enrolled in the the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, in honor of Dean Rebecca Kantor.

The fund is established to honor and continue Dean Rebecca Kantor's legacy and true passion of promoting equity in education and her unconditional support of Doctoral Students of Color, a doctoral student and alumni organization in the School, which is open to all who support the organization’s mission.

To provide need-based undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled in the University Honors and Leadership Program at CU Denver. Recipients shall be first-generation students. Preference is for University Honors and Leadership (UHL) students pursuing the leadership studies track.

To provide need-based scholarship support for first generation undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Colorado Denver, who are the first in their family to pursue a bachelor's degree.

To provide undergraduate scholarship awards for students enrolled at the University of Colorado Denver.