Diversity

The Department of Aerospace Engineering is dedicated to fostering a learning environment in which all students may achieve their full potential.

  Read a Q & A on diversity with Willett Professor and Dept. Head Jonathan Freund.

Diversity Resources

The following are links to a number of programs and resources for students from U.S. populations who are underrepresented.

Graduate College Diversity Resources for Students

• Provides links to summer research, visit, mentoring and other opportunities.

The Grainger College of Engineering

• Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) provides links to diversity programs from the college.

Multi-Cultural Engineering Recruitment for Graduate Education (MERGE)

• The Multi-Cultural Engineering Recruitment for Graduate Education (MERGE) program invites promising students to visit campus for an all-expense-paid, in-depth view of the outstanding programs and facilities available for graduate study in the top-ranked fields of engineering, computer science and physics at Illinois.

Inclusive Illinois

• Provides information and resources in regards to the university’s commitment to cultivate a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated and respected.
• The Student Affairs Office of Inclusion & Intercultural Relations is another resource.