Successful employers have recognized the need for action and policy regarding diversity initiatives and understand the benefits of having a diverse employee base.

An organization's commitment to diversity should be important to all job candidates in selecting companies of interest.

If you are job searching, utilize the resources found on the DEI for Job Seekers page. If you are an employer, check out DEI for Employers to assist you in developing diversity policies and efforts.

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Hawkeye Spotlight

Luz Alcala

Luz Alcala wants to pay it forward

Luz Alcala came to the University of Iowa to earn a business degree, but the first-generation student will graduate with so much more.
University of Iowa graduate Carrie Schuettpelz looks beyond the frame standing in front of a colorful mural

Bringing a passion for policy to the classroom

University of Iowa graduate Carrie Schuettpelz wants to teach students how to effect change. She returned to campus in 2018 to share the perspectives she’s gained since leaving campus, ones that have come from living abroad, graduate study at Harvard, and federal work on homelessness.
ROTC Cadet and University of Iowa undergraduate nursing student Grace Palmatier poses for a portrait in front of the University of Iowa College of Nursing on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Grace Palmatier will be graduating to become a 2nd Lieutenant in the Iowa National Air Guard on Dec. 17, 2021.

ROTC member graduates as Second Lieutenant of USAF, heading to Arizona

As Grace Palmatier graduates from the University of Iowa’s nursing program and the UI ROTC this winter, she looks to Arizona, where she will take the next steps in her career as a nurse for the U.S. Air Force.