We analyze the role of institutional founding conditions and institutional legacy for universities’ self-representation in terms of diversity. Based on 374 universities located in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Poland, we can differentiate between a more idealistic understanding (logic of inclusion and equality) and a more market-oriented understanding (market logic) of diversity. Our findings show that the founding phase has no significant effect on the likelihood of a university focusing on a market-oriented understanding of diversity—however, we observe an imprinting effect with respect to the adoption of a diversity statement in general and an equity-oriented statement. Moreover, our findings show that there is a socialistic heritage for universities in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries that is at work and still influences universities’ understandings of diversity today.

我们分析了制度创建条件和制度遗产对于大学多样性自我表现的作用。基于捷克、法国、德国、匈牙利、意大利和波兰的 374 所大学，我们可以区分更加理想化的多样性理解（包容和平等的逻辑）和更加市场化的多样性理解（市场逻辑）。我们的研究结果表明，创立阶段对大学专注于以市场为导向的多样性理解的可能性没有显着影响，但是，我们观察到对采用一般多样性声明和以公平为导向的大学的印记效应陈述。而且，