Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Celebrating Diversity!
UMass Boston Film Series: Before You Know It
Apr 9th
Event Date: April 25, 2013 – 3 p.m. Event Type: Open to public | Location: UMass Boston Campus Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom One of the films of the 11th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston, PJ Raval‘s Before You Know It, will be screened at UMass Boston, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers and UMass Boston’s Office of Diversity and More >
Diversity in Dialog: Separating the T in LGBTQ
Apr 9th
LGBTQ Pride Month with Chris Miller April 18, 2013 1:30pm – 4:30pm Campus Center Ballroom B + C Description: Will explore the inter-relatedness and separateness of gender identity components and discuss transgender-inclusive policies and practices. Participants will be invited to consider how privilege and oppression contribute to silence and lack of knowledge on this topic More >
UMass Boston Film Series
Mar 19th
Where Heaven Meets Hell Event Date: Thursday, March 28,2013 Event Location: UMass Boston Campus Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom Boston Premiere Where Heaven Meets Hell follows 4 of the nearly 500 sulfur miners working at Kawah Ijen, an active volcano in Indonesia. This intimate portrait chronicles their attempts to escape the endemic poverty and lack of More >
Join us for our next Diversity in Dialogue!
Mar 14th
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion presents: Asian-Americans in Hip Hop led by Oliver Wang A look at the history and development of three key areas of Asian Americans in hip-hop: MCing, DJing and dancing. A discussion of both the unique evolutions of each community as well as the commonalities linking them and More >
New ADA Compliance Officer Comes to UMass Boston
Mar 11th
Bill Collins began work on Feb. 11. Bill Collins, the new Director of Diversity and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Officer at UMass Boston’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, started work on Feb. 11, 2013. Collins, who is originally from Central Massachusetts, came to the university from Florida, where he was a part of More >
Iraqi American Playwright Heather Raffo Speaks on Art as Cultural Diplomacy
Mar 11th
Heather Raffo, an Iraqi American playwright and performer famous for her play “9 Parts of Desire,” will speak about her life and work as an Iraqi American woman, and how her identity has influenced her over the last two decades of America’s war and involvement in Iraq. She will speak about theater as the perfect More >
Join the inspiring co-authors of the book “Not Meant To Live Like This”
Mar 11th
Breaking the Silence of Extreme Poverty Join the inspiring coauthors of the book “Not Meant To Live Like This”,renowned Professor William Julius Wilson,and Katrina survivors as they speak about their experiences in relation to the following topics: Health,Education, Violence/ Safety, Housing, Sustainable Development. March 12th, 2013 2:00pm -4:00 3rd Floor CC Ballroom B More >
Opening Higher Ed to Students with Developmental Disabilities
Mar 11th
by Jasmine Evans College can be a safe space for people, young and old, to learn and grow. Through programs like the Academy of Inclusive Learning and Social Growth at Kennesaw State University (KSU), youth with developmental disabilities now have the option to experience college. These students have health issues like autism, Down syndrome, cerebral More >
CDO, Juan Nunez spotlighted at National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Mar 4th
New Member Spotlight Juan Nunez Chief Diversity Officer University of Massachusetts Boston What is your title and role within your institution? Juan Nunez, Chief Diversity Officer What would you want the world to know about your institution’s commitment to diversity? Among institutions of higher learning, the University of Massachusetts Boston is a leader in diversity, More >
Diversity champions
Feb 26th
The Boston Globe Sunday, December 9, 2012 Diversity champions 12 people who are breaking down barriers in Boston J. Keith Motley | Forging a new model for campus inclusivity At 56, J. Keith Motley, the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston since July 2007, modestly brushes off accolades from fellow college and university More >