Beginning with the inception of the University of Michigan’s first Five-Year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan – DEI 1.0 in 2016, the institution has held the annual DEI Summit to honor our progress and spearhead the forthcoming year’s plan of action. This marquee event facilitates the coming together of our campus community to …
Beginning with the inception of the University of Michigan’s first Five-Year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan – DEI 1.0 in 2016, the institution has held the annual DEI Summit to honor our progress and spearhead the forthcoming year’s plan of action. This marquee event facilitates the coming together of our campus community to …
Join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office of the VP for Student Life for an interactive open house marking the launch of DEI 2.0. Learn about the DEI 2.0 plan at interactive stations, enjoy a live DJ, food, photo ops, and prizes. Also, meet Chief Diversity Officer Tabbye M. Chavous and …
There is substantive evidence to support the value and benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Despite the individual and societal benefits, some detractors argue that DEI infringes upon their free speech rights. This event will feature a panel discussion featuring scholars who explore the connections between free speech and DEI and the implications thereof. …
Staff of color at U-M perform critical work to “make Blue go,” however they also face a number of unique challenges related to their surviving and thriving at work. This event will present the findings of a research study that critically examines how race and racism are operationalized in the workplace at U-M and how …
The Ford School is a proud sponsor the U-M School of Social Work's Social Justice Changemaker Lecture, "Incarceration and its aftermath: How art can create pathways to reintegration and healing." A discussion between Reuben J. Miller and Nicole R. Fleetwood focuses on the impact of mass incarceration on individuals and society, what life is like …
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) invites you to participate in a dynamic and thought-provoking session delving into the university’s DEI 2.0 Plan. This session will explore the strategies and initiatives that will be applied during our five-year strategic plan execution. Engage in discussions about the aspirations of the DEI 2.0 plan, the …
For Disability Community Month 2023 (October), the Council for Disability Concerns, Disability Culture @ U-M, LSA Disability Navigators, and Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services are partnering in an effort to bring Dustin Giannelli of HearsDustin, a profoundly Deaf motivational speaker, to campus. We aim to bring attention to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing experiences, as well as …
The assertion that humanity is made in the image of God has long been a linchpin of Jewish ethical thought, grounding contemporary commitments to human rights, racial justice, gender equity, disability affirmation, and more. But "divine image" traditions rest on a troubling intellectual history, one that traffics in human exceptionalism, anthropocentrism, and intense ableism. This …
AKPsi Professional Business Fraternity, KTP Technology Fraternity, PhiDE Pre-Medical Fraternity, & KAPi Pre-Law Fraternity are excited to announce a one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary DEI event. The event, entitled “High Performing Diversity: A Multi-Disciplinary Conversation” will feature impressive alumni and senior speakers, conversations with friends, and lots of prizes! Join us for a conversation on how diversity, equity, …
The PSC Brown Bag Series runs live and on Zoom this year, Mondays from noon to 1. Social epidemiologist Kate Duchowny (University of Michigan, SRC) presents this brown bag seminar: "Discordance in chromosomal and self-reported sex in the UK Biobank: Implications for transgender- and intersex-inclusive data collection" Despite recent calls to distinguish between sex and …
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