The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report provides an overview of the compositional diversity of MSU students, staff and faculty and DEI initiatives occurring across campus. This year's report is a compilation of data and brief descriptive narratives for the academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Join the campus community for the second annual commemorative celebration of Juneteenth at the Breslin Center.
The MSU community is invited to join an additional Multicultural Center Community Engagement Session with SmithGroup designers, Monteil Crawley and Julian Arrington, on June 15.
MSU endorses enterprise system modifications to offer names and pronouns self-identification options.
While spring was late to arrive, the end of the 2021-22 academic year was not and brought many celebratory activities and advancements in diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.
On March 29, Michigan State University’s Department of Police and Public Safety hosted their first Women’s History Month Bazaar steered by Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Captain Florene McGlothian-Taylor and Human Resources Administrator Crystal Perry.
On April 4, Matthew J. Olovson, J.D., joined the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion as the director of equity and compliance. Olovson works to ensure adherence to equal opportunity laws and related university programs and policies. He will be responsible for designing and administering strategic plans to attain diversity goals, equity in practice and markers of inclusive excellence.
On March 21, Evette Chavez joined the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion as the fiscal and human resources officer. She works closely with staff and community partners regarding fiscal and human resources matters.
The All-Gender Restroom Design Study is a stakeholder initiative to ensure equitable and inclusive restroom access at Michigan State University. The study will identify parameters for the initial scope and serve as a guide for future improvement projects.
Each year, the Michigan State University, Greater Lansing, and East Lansing communities gather at MSU to honor the legacy of two of the most prominent U.S. labor leaders and civil rights activists, César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D. provides an update on the diversity, equity and inclusion implementation planning to set Michigan State University on a course to formulate and deliver actionable plans in the coming year.
The MSU community is invited to join both of the Multicultural Center Community Engagement Sessions with SmithGroup designers, Monteil Crawley and Julian Arrington, on March 16 and 31.
On Feb. 14, Dr. Amber Benton started in her new role as Chief Officer for Diversity Equity and Inclusion at the School of Music Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan.
Join the first event on March 24 featuring Professor Dorinda Carter Andrews titled, "A Way Forward in Practice: The Myth and Misconceptions about Teaching Race and Racism."
As my letter has been reflective of past, current, and upcoming events, I would like to start by acknowledging the recent ongoing bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs.
"I find that relaying social justice information through arts and culture, tends to be the most provocative, informative and engaging work," said Crystal Bernard, senior at James Madison College.
The Researcher’s Workshop went virtual for the first time this year to great success.
This year's celebration of Black History Month is about fortifying in the here and now. The celebration seeks to disrupt the erasure of the contributions of Black people, Africans and African Americans in the United States while offering an invitation for others to bear witness.
APIDA/AFSA leader, Jeffrey Tsang shares reflections on the spring festival. "We say Lunar New Year because we need to be inclusive of all the communities that celebrate the new year," said Tsang.
January is a time for renewal that is customarily filled with new year’s resolutions. So, I extend best wishes for greater self-preservation, wellness, less fatigue and more connection!
The public is encouraged to attend the collection of events occurring throughout the week.
Doctoral students Melissa Yzaguirre and Gia Casaburo in the College of Social Science launch the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Graduate Certificate pilot program funded by Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants.
On January 17, 2022, the office will have a new name: Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion or IDI for short.
Jade comes to the team from her role in MSU Extension where she served as a mental health program instructor and facilitated many of the Mental Health First Aid workshops.
To align with safety precautions, the MLK Community Unity Dinner has been canceled and shifted to a virtual program, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Conversation. The webinar will take place January 17, 2022, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET. Register for the event on Zoom.
To align with safety precautions, the MLK Community Unity Dinner has been canceled and shifted to a virtual program, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Conversation. The webinar will take place on January 17, 2022, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET. Register for the event on Zoom.
The Michigan State University Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration Planning Committee is hosting a virtual Stuff the Library event as a component of the 42nd week-long Annual Celebration. This year, the celebration will take place Sunday, Jan. 16 - Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Leading up to this week-long event, the committee is partnering with Detroit Public Schools to fill libraries with books on topics of social justice and with characters representing diverse backgrounds.
For many Native Americans, the Pilgrims’ entry into their homeland was a day of mourning, rather than a moment of giving thanks. This notion of the holiday is at odds with how it has been celebrated (and taught) as a time to express gratitude in the spirit of peacefully sharing culture and food with loved ones.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D. recaps the months’ diversity, equity and inclusion news.
Diversity Research Network hosts the 2021 Fall Reception at Cowles House. Photography by Derrick Turner.
For many visible and invisible identities, Halloween summons more than ghouls and goblins. While most think of Halloween as a time to dress in costume and celebrate all things spooky, it also can become a breeding ground for racist, sexist, culturally insensitive and biased behaviors.
Frazier will focus on the implementation of the DEI Steering Committee report. He will be bringing stakeholders together from across campus (faculty, staff and students) to support the four strategic goals with the twenty-seven recommendations within the report.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D. recaps the months’ diversity, equity and inclusion news.
Behind the scenes of every celebration of diversity, equity, and inclusion at MSU, there stands an exceptional leader — her name is Audrey Bentley.
When we come back together this semester, we must do so with empathy, grace and compassion, acknowledging that many feel anxious and vulnerable after such a challenging year.
In February, the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives welcomed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Communications Manager Henry Mochida to Michigan State University.
Diversity Research Network Summer Stay Scholars embarked on a writing retreat.
The work aligns with and will inform the university’s ongoing and longer-term diversity, equity and inclusion strategic framing and planning processes.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D. recaps the months’ diversity, equity and inclusion news.
The 2019-20 annual report provides an overview of student and workforce data. It provides information on enrollment, graduation rate, hiring rate and other measures based on demographics and domestic vs. international status for student data.
Recent messages on the MSU rock regarding the university’s mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) online programming have left many in our community feeling targeted and erased.
One of the most active areas of support and resources provided by the Diversity Research Network centers around writing retreats and spaces.
As we take our first steps, we have to invest in deepening our knowledge and skills. Accepting for fall 2021, limited capacity!
Now accepting applications for fall.
This semester the education team offered the Implicit Bias Certification (I.B.C.) to 200+ faculty, staff, academic specialists, and MSU community members housed in more than 12 programs and departments around campus.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D. recognizes the leadership in the APIDA community, DEI efforts in the wake of George Floyd's death, DEI strategic plans and news from the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.
April 29, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. What can colleges do to recruit and retain more minority students? To examine this issue, a panel of leading professionals and practitioners in diversity and inclusion will join The Chronicle for an hour-long discussion of the steps needed to finally make inroads on this pivotal issue in higher ed today.
On March 30, the Association of American Universities announced that Michigan State University’s Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D. has been selected to serve on the Advisory Board on Racial Equity in Higher Education.
The Graduate and Undergraduate Entomology Student Society (GUESS) in collaboration with the CANR Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) invited Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, Harvard sociologist and author of “The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students,” for an afternoon of virtual events with students, faculty and staff. To host this event, GUESS and the CANR ODEI received the Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant from the MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.
Proactively taking steps for self-education is a critical step to learning how to address anti-APIDA and anti-Asian violence and bias. The College of Natural Science has developed a list of resources to help guide this endeavor. The list offers resources around action steps, history, terminology and anti-racist tools, including resources for understanding the 2020 summer protests for Black Lives and much more.
DEI Foundations is intended to heighten awareness and take a step toward ensuring all members of our community feel welcome, respected and included, which are prerequisites to offering an environment where all can succeed. Your participation is vital to the realization of this goal, and if you have completed the program, we thank you.
MSU Dialogues provides a unique opportunity for the MSU community to have conversations about issues that impact our community. It is one space for community members with different backgrounds and perspectives to be able to share their narratives and challenge the dominant narratives within our society. We each have our truths, which inform how we navigate the world, but those are not the only true experiences. Briana Bohannon, former participant and trained facilitator shares insights.
The online modules for Diversity Equity and Inclusion learning at MSU are underway. As an inaugural mandate from President Stanley, I3 coordinated the process of delivering 62,000 modules to employees and students over the last month (October/November).
The MSU Broad Art Museum’s full staff participated in a Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) training called A.R.T.(Addressing Racism Together). We shared six two-hour sessions on Friday mornings focused on restorative solutions. From that training, we created our own DEAI statement and identified areas of improvement that will inform our institutional goals in our upcoming 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.
From 160 submissions to the “FUTURE PRESENT: Design in a Time of Urgency” exhibit, curators selected MSU’s Empathic Games as one of 16 to feature at the Science Gallery Detroit, a new pop-up museum located in the Bedrock Building at the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues.