Utilizing Tuition Assistance for D&I Learning

KU Staff Senate D&I Committee

Would you like to learn more about the theories and concepts that underpin DEIB work, or deepen your knowledge on a specific topic? Consider enrolling in one of the many courses offered at KU and Haskell. As KU employees, the Tuition Assistance Plan is part of our benefits package—just be sure to check the plan information page for details on eligibility and timelines.

Important Deadlines:

  • Spring: First Friday in November by 5:00 p.m.
  • Summer: First Friday in April by 5:00 p.m.
  • Fall: First Friday in July by 5:00 p.m.

Examples of courses from the Spring 2024 catalog that cover topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion and/or belonging (some course may have prerequisites):

  • AAAS 303: Peoples and Cultures of North Africa & the Middle East
  • AMS 316: Ministers and Magicians: Black Religions from Slavery to the Present
  • ANTH 100: General Anthropology
  • ANTH 160: Varieties of Human Experience
  • ANTH 318: Peoples of the Great Plains
  • COMS 350: Communication in a Diverse World
  • EVRN 384: Environment, Power, and Justice
  • FMS 410: US Diversity in Visual Culture
  • HIST 319: History, Women, and Diversity in the US
  • LAC 332: Language and Society in Latin America
  • SPED 450: Dis/ability in an American Context

Other possibilities to consider included courses from departments such as Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; African and African-American Studies; Indigenous Studies; the Kansas African Studies Center; the Center for East Asian Studies; the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies; and the Center for Global and International Studies, as well as courses that satisfy Goal 4:1 and Goal 4:2 of the Core Curriculum.

Options at Haskell: Take undergraduate classes through the Haskell-KU Exchange. In addition to applying for tuition assistance, you’ll need to apply to the Exchange Program as well. To do so, email Sierra Two Bulls, exchange coordinator, at stwobulls@ku.edu. Enrolling in the exchange enables you to take courses that KU doesn’t offer without the hassle of wrangling transcripts between institutions.