About DIS

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

We believe that embracing diversity in all aspects of the learning and working environment is necessary for students and organizations to reach their full potential.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

We strive to create a community in which each member feels welcome and supported, irrespective of their identities and life experiences. This includes, but is not limited to, diversity of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual preference, and socio-economic background.

Students’ interactions with the new and unfamiliar is an integral part of a formative study abroad experience. The learning environment we create pulls from both the U.S. higher education context and the Scandinavian experience of diversity to empower students to learn from their surroundings and from one another. Our goal is to foster a space for discussion and debate of different views while upholding our unwavering commitment to diversity and respect for others.

We work towards putting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the center of how we define an impactful learning environment – and do this by improving financial support, building inclusive learning and social spaces, providing staff and faculty DEI training, and rethinking access to DIS.

Our student body

DIS students come from approximately 200 distinguished colleges and universities across North America. Approximately eight percent of the DIS student population are international students studying in the U.S. Our students come from small colleges and large universities, from urban, rural, and suburban towns and cities, and they bring countless identities and life experiences.

DIS strives to be transparent in its breakdown of racial, gender, religious, and socioeconomic diversity in the student body. The statistics below are from students who self-disclosed their racial, gender, and religious identities in spring 2023.

Student resources to support
our diverse community

Main Scholarships page

Scholarships

Each year, DIS grants over $2 million in scholarships, and on average, 50% of all students receive financial support from DIS through scholarships and discounts. 

Learn about our scholarships.

diversity resources

Diversity resources

DIS is dedicated to ensuring that students have a platform for discussion and dialogue regarding diversity abroad.

Discover our resources.

Courses at DIS featuring
diversity, equity, and inclusion

  • Activism: Engagement and Resistance
  • African American Expats in Copenhagen and Paris
  • Children in a Multicultural Context
  • Children with Special Needs
  • Equality in Scandinavia: Developments and Challenges of the Welfare State
  • Fleeing Across Boarders: International Refugee Law
  • Gender Perspectives on Human Rights
  • Health and Gender Inequalities, Social Change and Active Citizenship
  • History of Sexuality in Europe
  • Holocaust and Genocide
  • Identity Lab: Transforming Prejudice, Discrimination, and Conflict
  • Inclusive Design in Architecture and Urban Spaces
  • Leadership Across Cultures
  • Masculinities in Scandinavia
  • Migrants, Minorities, and Belonging in Denmark
  • Muslims in the West
  • Postcolonial Europe: Narratives, Nationalism, and Race
  • Prostitution & the Sex Trade
  • Psychology of Human Sexuality
  • Public Mental Health
  • Stolen Childhoods: Migrant and Refugee Children in Europe
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia
  • Human Trafficking in the Global Context
  • Public Health and Migration
  • Sex Education and Sexual Reform in Europe
  • Transgender in Scandinavia
Diversity, equity, and inclusion