Office for Civil Rights, Compliance and Community Initiatives

“Education includes encounters with people and experiences that push us beyond our levels of comfort and knowledge, and we must commit ourselves to embracing those differences, learning to respect all people and finding common ground.”

-Dr. Nayef Samhat, president of Wofford College

Wofford College is becoming a leader in diversity, equity and inclusion by proactively acknowledging the realities of its past, respecting all members of its community, partnering with the Spartanburg community, and empowering Wofford’s alumni, faculty, staff and students to engage with the differences that difference makes with knowledge, curiosity and humility.