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March 8, 2018
HLI Fireside Chat Series Connects Students to OMA&D 50th Anniversary
This 2018 winter quarter series, “Lighting the Way,” featured five influential alumni who were impacted by OMA&D programs or served as champions of diversity, equity and inclusion during their time at the UW.
March 2, 2018
The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez to Receive UW’s 2018 Odegaard Award
A student activist during the movement for civil rights on campus in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, Judge Martinez turned his desire to create change into a distinguished judicial career that has spanned almost three decades.
January 30, 2018
Professor James A. Banks to Present 14th Annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
UW Professor James A. Banks, known widely as “the father of multicultural education,” will present OMA&D’s 14th annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Fri., April 13, in Kane Hall Room 220.
January 19, 2018
UW, TheDream.US announce new scholarship partnership to benefit undocumented students
The UW and TheDream.US announced a new partnership this week that will provide scholarships to qualified undocumented students who graduate from two-year colleges and transfer to UW Seattle.
January 3, 2018
Happy New Year from OMA&D!
The past calendar year was filled with some memorable moments. We now look ahead to 2018 – a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity.
December 22, 2017
OMA&D Receives $36.6 Million in New Grants and Renewals
In 2017, OMA&D received six new grants and grant renewals from the U.S. Department of Education to deepen its support for low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students both on campus and throughout the state.
November 5, 2017
UW to Participate in National First-Generation College Celebration on November 8
To recognize the celebration and demonstrate their presence to students, faculty and staff on all three UW campuses who were first-generation college students have been invited to wear “I Am First-Generation” buttons.
October 25, 2017
OMA&D Announces Second Round of Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grants
Proposals are now being accepted for grants intended to support the work of administrative and academic units across the UW’s tri-campus community that advance the goals of the Diversity Blueprint.
October 20, 2017
The Jardines: Inspired to Support Student Success
After experiencing the impact that OMA&D support programs have on the lives of students, Linda and Dan Jardine are bequesting 50 percent of their estate to wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House.
October 18, 2017
Alumni & Friends Gather for Husky Football Viewing Party
Alumni and friends of the OMA&D community came together to cheer on the nationally-ranked UW football team versus Arizona State at a special viewing party at the Tap House Grill in downtown Seattle, Oct. 14.
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