Educational Equity
The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity serves as a catalyst and advocate for Penn State's culture of equity, respect, and belonging initiatives. Educational Equity's vision is a Penn State community that is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.
Making Penn State welcoming for all
Student Disability Resources
Coordinates reasonable accommodations for equal access and full participation; peer interactions and study space; connection with on- and off-campus resources; and promotes disability as an import aspect of diversity.
Office of Veterans Programs
Provides services to military-affiliated students and Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) benefits recipients.
Talent Search
Our counselors work with over 2,000 Pennsylvania middle and high school students a year to provide services, information, and guidance for their education after high school.
Upward Bound Programs
Upward Bound Programs consists of five federally funded grants that collectively serve 369 students each year from nine target high schools in eight counties. UBP staff work with students in many areas providing program opportunities for its participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.
Office of Scholars Programs
The Office of Scholars Programs is committed to supporting all underrepresented and underserved students across Penn State, in addition to students in its five prestigious scholarship programs. These programs attract students with diverse perspectives, identities, and interests and share a broad goal of enhancing inclusion efforts at the university. Each scholarship program has distinct merit-based eligibility requirements and selection processes.
Learning and Professional Development
Learn better together. Our learning and professional development sessions help Penn Staters turn their values into everyday practice. Explore offerings or request a custom session to meet your needs.
Senior Faculty Mentors
Senior faculty mentors serve as the main point of contact for support, professional development, and career advancement for all faculty—including those with tenure-line and nontenure-line appointments—who may face barriers to full participation and success in the academic community.
Equal Opportunity Planning Committee
Provides seed grant funding to Penn State units for developing and implementing programs and activities intended to advance the equity, respect, and belonging goal of the University.
Campus Access and Success Grant
The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity Campus Access and Success Grant began in 2007 when Penn State created an alternative program to the state-funded Pennsylvania Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act of 1971 to better serve Penn State students.
Supportive Campus Climate Resources
Supportive Campus Climate Resources provides programs and initiatives that contribute to a campus climate that is welcoming, inclusive, and respectful for all.
Commissions for Community, Advocacy, and Belonging
Guided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, the Commissions for Community, Advocacy, and Belonging serve as advisory bodies addressing key issues affecting all members of the Penn State community.
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