Diversity Digest
Vanessa Kamashara on Working for World Relief
Vanessa Kamashara is a senior in social work whose experiences guided her passion for working with the World Relief organization. We found out more about this busy student in our interview.
Cultural Competencies Webinar Open to All
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity will host a a webinar viewing of "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Deepen the Cultural Competencies of Your Faculty and Staff" and subsequent dialogue. The viewing will take place on Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 2:00-4:00 pm in Witherspoon Student Center, Room 126 (the Washington Sankofa Room).
Physics Students Think and Do
When inappropriate messages were posted on a social media network last fall, physics students Austyn Long and Elliott Holliday, both juniors, turned their thoughts into action. Dr. Sharonda LeBlanc, a post-doc at UNC Chapel Hill in chemistry and physics and co-chair of the NC Women of Color Research Network regional chapter, joined them.
NC State Co-Hosts Asian American Conference
The East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) conference took place this weekend at NC State's McKimmon Center. The conference celebrated its 40th anniversary this year and was hosted jointly by Duke University, NC State, and UNC Chapel Hill.
March is Women’s HERstory Month
For the second consecutive year, the NC State Women's Center will coordinate a series of programs for Women's HERstory Month throughout March. Several major events will highlight this year's theme, "Finding Our Freedom." We also invite the NC State community to submit programs occurring during the month to the online calendar.
Making a Difference at NC State: Renee Wells
It takes a super-involved and passionate person to lead an NC State community center, and Renee Wells exhibits those qualities and more in her role as GLBT Center director.
GLBT Center, Women’s Center March in HKonJ
On an unseasonably warm Saturday morning, over 30 students staff from the GLBT Center and Women’s Center traveled to the 11th Annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street Peoples’ Assembly Moral March, also known as HKonJ. The February 11 mass demonstration […]
Black History Month: "Music Trails of North Carolina"
As part of NC State’s Black History Month celebration, the African American Cultural Center Art Gallery presents “African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina” through Saturday, March 4, 2017. The exhibition features 69 framed photos taken by renowned photographers […]
Delisha Hinton and Diversity Initiatives in the College of Textiles
In this issue, the Digest interviews Delisha Hinton, associate director of student and career services for recruitment and diversity in the College of Textiles. She has served in this position since March 2015.
Controversial Issues and Civil Dialogue
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) will host the annual Spring Campus Diversity Dialogue on Monday, February 20, 2017 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in the campus cinema. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.