Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
The Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity supports access and success of the traditionally underrepresented students in higher education. Directed by Earl F. Merritt, the office serves as a collaborative link with other University stakeholders to support student success. It helps students get involved through student organizations, research opportunities, and education abroad experiences and manages the selection of Bunton-Waller Fellows and Bunton-Waller Merit first-year undergraduate students. The office also supports the recruitment and retention of traditionally underrepresented faculty and staff in higher education.
Students are encouraged to meet with Earl F. Merritt, Director of the Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity in the College of the Liberal Arts.
122 Sparks Building
814-863-3870
efm1@psu.edu
Penn State Offices
- Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs: https://gradschool.psu.edu/diversity/
- Office of Educational Equity: http://equity.psu.edu/
- Affirmative Action Office: https://affirmativeaction.psu.edu/
External Funding Opportunities
- Gates Millennium Scholars Program: http://www.gmsp.org/
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund: https://www.hsf.net/
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-programs/
Summer Research Experiences and Law School Preparation Programs
- Summer Research Opportunities Program through the Big Ten Academic Alliance: https://www.btaa.org/resources-for/students/srop/overview
- Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program: http://murap.unc.edu/
- Explore Law Summer Program through Penn State Law: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/admissions/explore-law
- Trials Summer Study Program for Law School Preparation: https://trials.atfoundation.org/apply/eligibility
Graduate School Preparation
- McNair Scholars Program: https://gradschool.psu.edu/diversity/mcnair/
- Big Ten Alliance Student Opportunities: https://www.btaa.org/resources-for/students