Cardozo has no diversity mission statement as such; indeed, precisely because the school's commitment to diversity is an integral part of all it does, a separate diversity mission statement would be out of place. The overall mission statement of the law school focuses on "three fundamental, mutually reinforcing, and equally important elements: to provide a fully-rounded and rigorous legal education, to facilitate and produce top-quality scholarship, and to help shape solutions to the pressing legal problems of the day." As part of this overall mission, the statement identifies a commitment to providing "an intellectual and social community characterized by racial, ideological, and cultural diversity, a range of opinions, and mutual respect in which ideas are shared, explored, constructively criticized, and honed."