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Ethnicity is considered the traditional measure of diversity. But social class, gender, even religious plurality can also be considered legitimate forms of the concept.
At the National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education (NAWCHE) conference held in Washington DC in June, four women from Providence College in Rhode Island spoke about the diversity they bring as non-Catholics at a Catholic school.
A Unitarian Universalist
Hired 20 years ago during an interview that stressed Catholic identity, Wendy Oliver, chair of theater, dance and film and a Unitarian Universalist, asked what that meant. She got the job anyway.
While Catholics have seven sacraments, Unitarians operate under seven principles:
1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person
2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations