An increasingly important aspect of a university's campus climate is the extent to which diversity is valued. As such, diversity represents heterogeneous backgrounds, experiences, beliefs and viewpoints that are associated with a variety of categories such as geographical location, age, gender, language, physically challenge, intellectual interests, religion, economic status, nationality, race and ethnicity.
Diversity is educationally beneficial for two reasons.
Among the efforts to address diversity are the establishment of a Women's Center and an Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. The Women's Studies Club, The Nidetch Center, and key faculty and staff are important sources of support and inspiration for some UNLV female students. Women's Studies is used by some departments as a recruiting tool. Furthermore, they noted that Women's Studies courses emphasize community, student-centeredness and empowerment through their pedagogy. The casual, matter of fact manner with which many shared this view, as if it were a fait accompli, was surprising.