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OMA&D Mourns Passing of Former VP Herman Lujan
June 9, 2017
Dr. Herman Lujan, who served as the vice president for Minority Affairs from 1978-1988, passed away on Tues., May 30, at the age of 81.
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Harrells, Student Scholars Honored at 47th Annual Celebration
May 31, 2017
UW Regent Joanne Harrell, ’76, ’79, and Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell, ’79, ’84, received the Odegaard Award and several outstanding student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 47th annual Celebration, May 16.
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OMA&D’s Sharifova, Washington MESA to Receive Honors at UW Awards of Excellence Ceremony
May 31, 2017
OMA&D student Narmina Sharifova will receive a President’s Medal and the Washington MESA team will receive a Distinguished Staff Award at the UW’s 47th annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony in Meany Hall, June 8.
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Community Graduation Ceremonies to Celebrate Class of 2017
May 8, 2017
OMA&D and the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center will join campus partners to celebrate the Class of 2017 by hosting their annual community graduation ceremonies, June 2-9.
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OMA&D Announces New Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grants
April 18, 2017
Administrative and academic units across the University of Washington’s tri-campus community can apply for seed grants to support projects that advance any of the six goals of the UW’s 2017-2021 Diversity Blueprint.
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OMA&D Mourns Passing of Donna Kelly
April 17, 2017
Donna Schaplow Kelly, widow of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity’s founding vice president Dr. Samuel E. Kelly, passed away on Mon., April 3.
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Joanne and Bruce Harrell to Receive UW’s 2017 Odegaard Award
March 14, 2017
Established in 1973, the Odegaard award honors individuals whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president’s work on behalf of diversity.
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Whole U Staff Story: Iisaaksiichaa Ross Braine
March 10, 2017
Tribal Liaison and wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House Director Iisaaksiichaa Ross Braine was recently featured by the Whole U in its Staff Story series.
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Joe Lott to Present 13th Annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
March 2, 2017
Lott, associate professor in the UW College of Education and faculty director for the UW Brotherhood Initiative, will present “Invisible Men: Black and Brown Males in the Academy” in Kane Hall on Fri., April 7.
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Congressman John Lewis Visits the UW
February 24, 2017
UW students had the special opportunity to hear from Congressman and American civil rights icon John Lewis at Meany Hall on the UW Seattle campus, Feb. 23.