The Office for Residential Education is committed to creating an inclusive residential community that values the diversity of all its members. We embrace all members of our community and aspire to develop an appreciation for ability, age, citizenship status, creed, cultural background, ethnicity, family model, gender identity and expression, health status, national origin, political ideology, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, spiritual affinity, size, socioeconomic class, and veteran status.
The Office for Residential Education is committed to providing a purposefully inclusive community where all members and visitors are free from harassment, verbal or written abuse, threats, ridicule, intimidation, cyber-bullying, or violence because of their identity. We will not accept fear, ignorance, apathy, indifference, religious bias, anger, alcohol or substance abuse as an excuse, reason, or rationale for such behavior. We encourage all members within our community to make informed personal choices, hold each other accountable, and actively challenge any injustices.
The Office for Residential Education, in collaboration with other campus resources, fosters the holistic development of the USC residential community. We challenge all members of the Trojan Family to move beyond tolerance and engage in creating and maintaining an inclusive community for all.
The Office for Residential Education is dedicated to recruiting, hiring, promoting, and retaining an inclusive staff that supports the pluralistic diversity of the University of Southern California and the greater Los Angeles community. As part of the Trojan Family, we are dedicated to building a more inclusive community which celebrates diversity and works toward social justice.