Core Values

The University's core values include a belief in and a commitment to advancing :

• The Indian tradition that views faith and reason as complementary resources in the search for truth and authentic human development, and that welcomes persons of all faiths as fully contributing partners to the University.
• The freedom and the responsibility to pursue truth and follow evidence to its conclusion.
• Learning as a humanizing, social activity rather than a competitive exercise.
• A common good that transcends the interests of particular individuals or groups; and reasoned discourse rather than coercion as the norm for decision making.
• Diversity of perspectives, experiences and traditions as essential components of a quality education in our global context.
• Excellence as the standard for teaching, scholarship, creative expression and service to the University community.
• Social responsibility in fulfilling the University's mission to create, communicate and apply knowledge to a world shared by all people and held in trust for future generations.
• The moral dimension of every significant human choice: taking seriously how and who we choose to be in the world.
• The full, integral development of each person and all persons, with the belief that no individual or group may rightfully prosper at the expense of others.
• A culture of service that respects and promotes the dignity of every person.