Advancing the values of diversity, equity and inclusion is core to our mission at the University of Washington. Equity Focus amplifies a sampling of the stories, news and events that highlight this great work happening across our tri-campus community.
Feature Stories
Where is the Black Blueberries for Sal?
Michelle Martin, Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services, examines what’s missing from books about the outdoors for young readers.
Exploring Blackness through art
Assistant Professor Kemi Adeyami directs a program that brings together UW graduate students to examine how definitions of blackness are produced and expressed through the arts.
Unsettling graduate education: American Indian and Indigenous studies at the UW
Faculty and graduate students have been working together to develop AIIS graduate studies, along with pathways and support networks for Native students to and at the UW.
Exploring race, power and social impact
A new workshop offered by UW Tacoma’s Professional Development Center will explore issues of race and implicit bias within the nonprofit sector.
The many dimensions of Marvin Oliver
Oliver, a professor emeritus and one of most renowned names in Northwest art, is the recipient of the 2019 Odegaard Award.
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Iisaaksiichaa Ross Braine named iSchool’s 2019 Distinguished Alumnus
Braine is honored for his work as UW’s tribal liaison and director of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House.
Being the first
Indigenous artist, student senator and UW Tacoma senior Maria Crisostomo is advocating and empowering first-generation students like herself.
Accommodation law inspired at UW Bothell
College students observing Ramadan and fasting during the day can now wait until night to take exams.
Civic Leadership Awards for UW Bothell Students
Ariana Navarro and Charity Akhidenor have been recognized for their civic engagement with awards from the Washington Campus Compact, a coalition of 37 two- and four-year colleges.
Destined to Dance
Dancers spend years training to be choreographers. Cheryl Delostrinos, ‘13, got a head start — at age two.
OMA&D receives $3.6 million gift commitment
Alumnus Armon Dadgar, ‘11, and Joshua Kalla have made the commitment to fund scholarship packages for three cohorts of underrepresented undergraduate students over the next 12 years.
From the pages of BlackPast
Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor reflects on some key milestones from his nearly 50-year career in advance of presenting the UW’s University Faculty Lecture.
Gathering to center Native teacher education
This May 2 event will highlight the work of two Native/Indigenous teacher education cohort programs that center Native teachers, students, families and communities in education.
Staff Story: Shondell Reed
Two years into law school at Seattle University, Shondell Reed knew he had to make a change.
UW Bothell garners national recognition
UW Bothell has been ranked No. 4 among four-year public colleges in the nation for awarding bachelor degrees in computer science to women.
Increasing diversity & accessibility of the biomedical sciences
Amanda Bradley, Ph.D. candidate in molecular & cellular biology, discusses her commitment to diversifying STEM.
Black Panther: Representation, gender and decolonization
UW Bothell graduate students Maisha Manson and Khairat Salum discuss these topics in an interview with the Graduate School.
Follow @VPOMAD
Connect with University Diversity Officer Rickey Hall on Twitter.
@VPOMAD Great @BellevueCollege graduation cap. It has the @UW W and reads, “To be continued.” https://t.co/rxgQIInYNS
@VPOMAD Moving words from Audi Brown @BellevueCollege commencement ceremony. Beginning this fall she will be a Husky. #excellence https://t.co/a0eCdAb8Qj
@VPOMAD So glad to live and work in a state that is Undocu-friendly. @UW_ECC https://t.co/0lZnUE8WEd
CONTACT
Leilani Lewis, associate director for Diversity Communications & Outreach, lanil@uw.edu
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