A more diverse and inclusive campus will be achieved through senior-level leadership with strategic vision for the design, promotion, and delivery of best-practice diversity, inclusion and cultural competency efforts across campus.
A more diverse and inclusive campus will be achieved through senior-level leadership with strategic vision for the design, promotion, and delivery of best-practice diversity, inclusion and cultural competency efforts across campus.
Creating a more diverse and inclusive campus is one of eight presidential priorities that are linked to and aligned with Towson University’s strategic plan. These eight priorities will help us build a stronger foundation for Towson University’s promising future.
Leah Cox is Towson University’s first vice president of inclusion and institutional equity. In this senior leadership position, she is leading TU’s Office for Inclusion and Institutional Equity, the university’s diversity and compliance office, and serving as a key adviser to the senior leadership team as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
Learn about the Office of Inclusion & Institutional EquityA More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020–25), is firmly grounded in the premise that TU’s ongoing success depends on our capacity to shift perspectives and approaches and strategically place diversity, equity and inclusion at the core of our mission.
Learn about the Diversity Strategic PlanGetting a traditional, non-traditional education – 12/15/2019
Taking a different path – 12/12/2019
Standing up for himself – 12/8/2019
Associate professor awarded fellowship to develop center for returning citizens at TU – 12/6/2019
President announces new academic investments, armory name – 11/12/2019
From the Marines to the movies– 11/10/2019
Festival of Jewish Literature comes to TU – 11/7/2019
TU Celebrates Queer Wellness Week – 11/4/2019
TU professor: Nothing spooky or sad about Día de Los Muertos – 10/31/2019
TU honors Chapman with new bust, quad – 10/25/2019
TU celebrates potential, enthusiasm of inaugural Hill-Lopes Scholars cohort – 10/22/2019
The deafblind woman who conquered Harvard comes to TU – 10/21/2019
TU students, faculty, staff may now request a chosen name – 10/20/2019
TU celebrates International Pronouns Day – 10/15/2019
President Schatzel emphasizes community safety, postpones address – 9/30/2019
TU ranked as one the country’s most diverse campuses – 9/22/2019
A name change to reflect a commitment to accessibility – 9/10/2019
‘We have no shortage of excellence here at TU’ – 9/1/2019
Opportunities: 22 percent of TU’s freshman class is a first-generation college student – 8/25/2019
TU earns 4 stars in LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Index’ – 6/26/2019
TU’s Diversity Speaker Series looks at ‘Why Women of Color Matter’ – 4/22/2019
TU launches scholars program to boost women in STEM – 4/14/2019
TU celebrates Women’s Leadership Collective Launch, hosts Presidential Scholar Forum – 4/5/2019
Unraveling the question, ‘What were you wearing?’ – 4/3/2019
Erin Campbell wants to help people who struggle to communicate – 3/20/2019
Finding solutions, one strand at a time – 3/8/2019
TU seeks campus input with Diversity Task Force focus groups – 3/6/2019
The importance of being black and going abroad – 3/3/2019
TU empowers women in STEM for over two decades – 3/2/2019
From first generation student to first generation mentor – 2/28/2019
Creating his own path for others to follow – 2/12/2019
TU-produced film featured as African American History Month begins – 2/1/2019
TU staff, student leaders share MLK’s impact on their lives – 1/20/2019
How TU is building a tradition of success for non-traditional students – 1/17/2019
Prepared, diverse and impressive: Meet TU's freshman class – 8/24/2018
Convocation welcomes TU students, kicks off academic year – 8/23/2018
Excitement in the air at TU move-in – 8/23/2018
USM honors advocate for students with disabilities – 8/3/2018
Rootless Orchids exhibition to close Sunday, July 22 – 7/19/2018
Special Olympians seek gold at Towson University this weekend – 6/7/2018
Bringing a community together - 5/24/2018
An ABC lesson in leadership at TU commencement - 5/23/2018
Living the American dream - 5/20/2018
Why diversity and inclusion matter to Maryland's workforce - 5/18/2018
Symposium to “reimagine black girls’ and women’s health” – 5/10/2018
TU honors its campus leaders with the Student Affairs Leadership Awards – 5/3/2018
TU takes “big step forward” in international education – 4/29/2018
Friday event to focus on diversity, inclusion and social justice – 4/26/2018
TU remembers the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. – 4/4/2018
Hussman Center celebrates World Autism Awareness Day every day – 3/30/2018
Celebrating women in leadership at TU - 3/28/2018
Pilot program will explore how literature can empower youth - 3/19/2018
Actress and advocate Laverne Cox brings powerful message to TU - 3/14/2018
TU recognized nationally as a 'Most Promising Place to Work' in student affairs - 3/8/2018
The importance of celebrating women in science - 3/6/2018
Hearing the "Voices of Baltimore" under segregation - 2/9/2018
Finding their second home at TU – 11/13/2017
Benz Armstrong on her newest mission: TU – 10/4/2017
TU faculty and staff attend “courageous conversations” conference to push for a more inclusive Towson — 9/29/2017
TU hosts Syrian refugee crisis awareness concert on Sept. 29 – 9/27/2017
TU faculty and staff to learn how to turn controversial topics into “courageous conversations” – 9/25/2017
TU recognized by Diverse Issues as among nation’s top colleges graduating African-Americans – 9/13/2017
U.S. State Department Officials Leading Cultural Competency Forum at TU – 7/24/2017
Bias Training, Relationship Building Added to TUPD Protocol – 5/11/2017
WAMMFest Celebrates 10 Years of Promoting Inclusion in Film – 4/18/2017
Towson University Marriott will be Converted to Student Housing by Fall 2018 – 4/13/2017
Two Freshmen Bring Their Vision of a New Club Sport to TU – 3/17/2017
President Schatzel Presents on Diversity Panel at ACE 2017 – 3/15/2017
TU Tennis Team Helps Elementary School Go International – 2/27/2017
“El Mad Mex” Visits TU for Performance, Workshop – 2/16/2017
Towson University a Signatory on Open Letter to Homeland Security Secretary – 2/9/2017
Towson University ranks among best in U.S. and Canada for Jewish students – 1/31/2017
Leah Cox Named New Vice President for Inclusion and Institutional Equity – 12/20/2016
Our Commitment to Support TU's Undocumented Immigrant Students – 12/8/2016
Message from the President: “Thriving and Supporting Others to Thrive”– 11/28/2016
CLA Celebrates Foreign Languages Day – 11/28/2016
USM’s Guidance Related to Undocumented Immigrants on Campus – 11/22/2016
Greek Life Racks Up National Awards – 11/21/2016
TU Joins “It’s on Us” National Campaign to Change Culture Surrounding Campus Sexual Assault – 11/16/2016
Hate/Bias Investigation Update – 11/16/2016
Holman Receives Grant for Work with Students with Disabilities – 11/14/2016
Message from the President Regarding Hate/Bias Incident on November 10 – 11/11/2016
President Schatzel’s 2016 Fall Address Focuses on Presidential Priorities – 10/20/2016
TU Joins National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity – 9/28/2016
TU’s Center for Student Diversity Hosts Anti-Racism Educator Jane Elliott – 9/27/2016
TU Community Celebrates the Unity in Difference During Inauguration Week Lecture – 9/15/2016
President Schatzel Announces Search for Vice President of Inclusion and Institutional Equity – 8/26/2016
President Schatzel Announces Priorities at Spring 2016 Address – 4/21/2016
Message to Campus About Hate-Bias Reporting Process – 4/20/2016