Academic leaders across the country--including several New England institutions--are now strategizing how to ensure students learn to navigate and manage diversity to spur progress. Diversity has always been a feature of the global landscape. Communities include women and men as well as people of different ages, ability statuses, socioeconomic statuses, political perspectives, sexual orientations and gender identities. Ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds also vary. Today, the dimensions of diversity are growing, as global migration has increased. This article discusses how immigration is sustaining communities in New England and how higher education institutions in New England have made commitments for cultures of inclusion.