Naropa's Commitment

Central to Strategic Planning

Diversity is central to our mission, and diversity issues intertwine at every step with Naropa University’s commitment to and increasing embodiment of contemplative education. The strategic planning process embeds diversity issues throughout the themes and goals of the plan. This requires all those involved in the planning process to address diversity issues throughout their work, to develop goals, actions and accountability that directly advance our values and commitment to diversity and that fulfill our educational mission.

Cultural Appropriation Statement

Cultural appropriation is the taking or use of elements of another people's culture. Where there is an unequal distribution of money, education and political power between groups of people, as there is here in the United States, it is common for cultural exchange and appreciation to turn into cultural appropriation, in which a member or members of the more powerful group use what they have borrowed, taken or learned from the less powerful group in an inappropriate, disrespectful, exploitative or destructive way, whether with conscious intention to do so or not. Read complete statement

President's 2006 Statement on Hate Crime

Board Statement 2006 Hate Crime