“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build barriers.” —T’Challa, Black Panther
This site exists to provide students and employees with information about the resources available at Nobles to seek support, find affinity spaces, and learn more about how we, together, can build an inclusive and equitable community. We hope you engage in conversations and ask questions about the opportunities that we offer.
Nobles commits itself to building a community where every member feels a sense of belonging, respect, recognition, value and confidence. We hope all members are willing to learn, value the differences that exist in our community, and understand themselves so they know how to participate in the world around them in order to make effective change.
We look to the central theme of our mission statement—leadership for the public good—and our community principles to guide our work and care for this purpose. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s guiding principles—accountability, justice, belonging, and growth and learning—inform our practice while deepening and strengthening our community by providing concrete and clear goals for our community members.
If you have questions and/or additional resources or information you would like us to add to the site, please reach out to one of the members of the DEI leadership team. We are a community and can further the good work if we do this together.
—Mr. De Leon and Per Sen
Suggestions
If you have ideas for resources for this guide you would like to submit for review, including ones you have found useful and would like to share, please reach out. Your suggestions are always welcome.