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Get the latest news and announcements related to diversity and inclusion efforts across campus. 

2022

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University launches new Public Safety Advisory Council

May 7, 2022

This new council aims to engage the campus and surrounding community in safety and security efforts.

Juneteenth RFP

Juneteenth Celebration RFP call for proposals

May 7, 2022

Members of the University community are invited to submit proposals for consideration by May 20, 2022.

Nominations now open for the Graduate Student Diversity Advisory Board’s Second Annual Diversity Awards

April 6, 2022

The Graduate Student Diversity Advisory Board is accepting nominations for its Second Annual Diversity Awards.

UChicago celebrates 25 years of reducing barriers to education and career success

March 8, 2022

Metcalf Internships, Odyssey Scholarship Program reach milestone anniversaries as part of commitment to access and inclusion

ALA Humanities in Action Grant to help BMRC at UChicago Library expand knowledge of Black historical collections among local history teachers

March 3, 2022

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium was selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide to receive an award from the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries.

In MLK event, Cheryl Brown Henderson reflects on struggles for racial justice

February 25, 2022

Daughter of Brown v. Board plaintiff discusses importance of collective action.

Remembering Moddie Taylor, a Black scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project

February 23, 2022

Moddie Taylor, UChicago alum, was a leading Black chemist in the postwar era who contributed to research on the Manhattan Project, studying heavy metals at the University of Chicago during World War II.

Cheryl Brown Henderson

Daughter of Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff to speak at UChicago’s 2022 MLK commemoration

February 7, 2022

The event will feature education leader Cheryl Brown Henderson and violence prevention advocate Pastor Chris Harris.

Doriane C. Miller is one of this year's award recipients

University of Chicago announces 2022 Diversity Leadership Award recipients

February 1, 2022

Faculty, alumni, staff, and student winners to be recognized as part of MLK commemoration.

Events to mark Black History Month at the University of Chicago

February 1, 2022

2022 events across University will include virtual conversations, art exhibition and more.

2021

Council to examine history, relationship between University of Chicago and South Side communities

December 17, 2021

New independent council will engage communities through "comprehensive and rigorous" work.

How much does raising a child impact your career? Men and women disagree on the answer

December 15, 2021

According to a new Harris/AP-NORC poll, women feel they face disproportionate burden in household labor.

University of Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago partner to increase diversity in science careers

December 14, 2021

A partnership between UChicago and the City Colleges of Chicago sparks new collaboration, programs to advance inclusion in growing field of data science

Diverse enterprises, University leaders aim to forge new partnerships at annual event

December 9, 2021

Professional Services Symposium highlights record of success with minority- and women-owned businesses

Building a diverse academy: Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship expands range of humanities scholarship

November 5, 2021

Unique mentorship program helps transform academia through support of undergraduates