![The covers of the DU bulletins from 1980-1981 and 2017-2018](/sites/default/files/article-thumbnail/du_bulletin-1980-2017-300x242.jpg)
The data that are available on graduate students, from DU's Institutional Quick Facts document for the Fall of 2016, show the trend in graduate school admission based on race.
![Photo of posters on the OIE bulletin board promoting inclusivity](/sites/default/files/article-thumbnail/office-of-international-education-bulletin-300x242.jpg)
Not a single known DACA student from DU has studied abroad since President Trump's election, according to the director of the Office of International Education (OIE), Denise Cope.
![Image from the top of the DCB Diversity Statement webpage, featuring three women of different skin tones. The word "Diversity" is written over the photo.](/sites/default/files/article-thumbnail/dcb-diversity-logo-300x150.jpg)
The Daniels College of Business is one of several colleges on DU's campus that has a diversity statement included on their main website, but the only one with a page totally dedicated to the topic.
![Q&A at the DU screening of Blackkklansman](https://embed.widencdn.net/img/du/pwj6fi7c0i/590x453px/201904111956_BlacKKKlansman Screening & Q&A.jpg)
Over the past 20 years there has been an increase in DU's institutional efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive campus.
![Issac Vargas (left) and James Artis laugh together at a BSA meeting](/sites/default/files/article-thumbnail/black-student-alliance-meeting-2017-300x242.jpg)
In two years at DU, I've had no more than three black classmates. Since only 20 percent of our campus population is comprised of people of color, my experience is likely similar to most white students.
![Imam Shafi speaks at the Jummah Prayer](/sites/default/files/article-thumbnail/students-jummah-prayer-2017-men-300x242.jpg)
Is DU truly creating an "inclusively excellent" environment for its Muslim students, a student population who may be faced with religious or racial prejudice? Further, how much can a college campus really do when it comes to protecting its students?
![A commonly used campus stock photo shows four students of different skin tone sitting on the grass on campus](/sites/default/files/article-thumbnail/campus-diversity-stockphoto-2011-300x242.jpg)
Since coming to DU as a graduate student last fall, I have seen the term "Inclusive Excellence" everywhere. It is prominent in syllabi, sprinkled across marketing materials and used frequently in conference rooms across campus. But what does this phrase mean and why does the university use it so much?