The Culinary Institute of America is committed to providing an encouraging, safe, and inclusive campus and classroom experience for all students, faculty, staff, and guests. The CIA welcomes and is enriched by ideas, cultures, and personal identities of the campus community. Inclusiveness and respect align with the mission of the CIA and allow the college to support a diverse society as well as a diverse foodservice and hospitality industry.
All members of the CIA community are responsible for contributing to a campus environment where everyone is encouraged, is valued, and receives fair and equitable treatment, regardless of personal expression, identity, belief, and status.