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Apr 22
Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Celebration Ceremony
12:00pm, Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
The Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program is proud to announce this year’s certificate recipients. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of program participants. The ceremony will feature the Dean of Rackham Graduate School, the University’s Chief Diversity Officer, and student keynote speakers. A reception will immediately follow in the Assembly Hall. Friends, faculty, and staff are all welcome to join our celebration ceremony! Applications for the 2019-2020 school year will be made available in August for interested graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across all University of Michigan schools and departments. For any further questions or inquiries, please contact rack-dei-certificate@umich.edu Pre-registration is required at https://myumi.ch/L11ed. For more information about the PD DEI Certificate Program or to access the application in August 2019, please visit https://rackham.umich.edu/professional-development/dei-certificate/.
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Apr 22
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities
3:30pm, Institute For Social Research
RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR Monday, April 22, 2019 Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI “Racial Discrimination and Cortisol: One Pathway to Health Disparities among Black Americans.” By Eleanor K. Seaton, PhD Associate Professor Associate Professor, Center for Child and Family Success Associate Professor, Social and Family Dynamics, T. Denny Sanford School of (SSFD) Arizona State University
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Apr 23
AIM for DE&I Speaker Series
11:00am, Hatcher Graduate Library
Join us on Tuesday, April 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery (1st Floor, 913 S. University Ave.) for the all new Academic Innovation at Michigan for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (AIM for DE&I) Speaker Series. This talk will be the second of four throughout April and May aimed at exploring issues at the intersections of teaching and learning; technology; and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Talk Information: Augmented Empathy: How can design bring empathy back in an increasingly disconnected world Come join an interactive storytelling journey to explore identity; how identities are connected to the communities and sub-cultures to which we belong. Whether it evolves out of geography or perception, this is an exploration of the building blocks of augmenting empathy with Bayete Ross Smith. Bayeté Ross Smith is a photographer and multimedia artist from New York whose collaborative projects Along The Way and Question Bridge: Black Males have shown at the Sundance Film Festival and several others. He is a TED Resident and an embedded media maker with POV/Am Doc and The New York Times, and he has exhibited his work internationally. He is a faculty member at the International Center of Photography and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Bayeté uses photography, video and public installation to investigate the ways we perform our racial, gender and cultural identities through clothing, music and the communities of affinity we choose. He reveals both the pleasure of performing our chosen personas, as well as the dangers of perceiving these personas in others. All members of the University of Michigan community including faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Apr 24
Rackham DEI Strategic Plan Town Hall
5:30pm, Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Rackham, in partnership with Rackham Student Government, Students of Color of Rackham, and Rackham Graduate International, is hosting a town hall for students to provide input for the Year 4 Rackham Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan. One point of emphasis will be establishing action items for how to improve graduate-student climate at the program and campus levels. Join us to make your voice heard! Refreshments will be served. Pre-registration required at https://myumi.ch/J7mY2.
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May 1
Facilitating School Partnerships Through Campus Collaboration - Paving the Way to Detroit
3:00pm, School of Education
CEO's Faculty Forum in partnership with the School of Education: Facilitating School Partnerships Through Campus Collaboration - Paving the Way to Detroit. May 1, 2019, at 3:00 PM This is a great opportunity to hear from Elizabeth Moje, PhD, U-M School of Education Dean, and Detroit Public Schools Community District Leaders Nikolai Vitti, PhD, and Alycia Meriweather as they share the Detroit Public School Strategic Plan and U-M/DPSCD Partnership Update. Learn more about collaborating with DPSCD and network with your fellow faculty on May 1st in Pretcher Lab, School of Education.
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May 2
24th Annual Lavender Graduation
4:00pm, Trotter Multicultural Center
The Annual Lavender Graduation, also referred to as LavGrad, is a celebration to honor LGBTQ graduates of the University of Michigan. Established by Ronni Sanlo in 1995, University of Michigan was the first commemorative event of its kind celebrated at an institution of higher learning. This commencement ceremony acknowledges the contributions of any graduates from any school/college at the University and of any academic level. All participants within the LGBTQ communities will receive a free rainbow 2019 tassel, a lavender cord, and a Lavender Degree. Participating graduates are welcome to invite their loved ones to celebrate their accomplishments. Doors open at 4:00 pm Ceremony 4:30 - 6:00 pm Reception 6:00 - 7:00 pm Location: Trotter Multicultural Center (address: 428 S. State Street) Please register for Lavender Graduation prior to the deadline of Monday, April 1, 2019 at 11:59PM. REGISTER: bit.ly/UmichLavGrad Those with any accessibility or accommodation needs can email spectrumcenter@umich.edu. Please email at least 2 weeks prior to the event. We want this event to be accessible to all! *** During the Lavender Graduation Ceremony, Spectrum Center recognizes the accomplishments of the graduating class by awarding several individuals and groups who have impacted the LGBTQ community. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 22, 2019, at 5pm. More info: bit.ly/UmichLavGrad
