Syracuse University Libraries has been awarded Insight Into Diversity magazine’s 2025 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award. The award recognizes academic libraries who advance the core values of inclusive excellence and belonging through programs and initiatives in technology, research, accessibility, community outreach, exhibitions and collections. Libraries will be featured, along with other recipients, in the March 2025 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine.
“This award is a testament to the Libraries’ and the University’s commitment to creating an environment that is welcoming to all. We are committed to ensuring that our services and resources are inclusive and accessible. This includes our campus surveys that inform our strategy to expand our collections and exhibitions to include previously excluded or underrepresented voices. Such efforts expose Libraries’ users to a multiplicity of life experiences, cultures and viewpoints, and encourages the use of inclusive curricular materials across campus. Receiving this award is external acknowledgement that our actions align with our ethos and goals,” says David Seaman, dean of Libraries and University Librarian.
Lenore Pearlstein, owner and publisher of Insight Into Diversity magazine, says “We are proud to honor these college and university libraries as role models for other institutions of higher education.”
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