The Office for Diversity and Inclusion believes that your mental health matters. Over the last few years, many people have reported feeling that current events are taking a toll on their mental health, whether from the stress, isolation, and uncertainty in a pandemic or from social justice issues and political unrest. These have been particularly […]
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May 2022 Heritage Celebrations
To the UConn Community: The Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Provost’s Office would like to take this opportunity to remind you of several celebrations, commemorations, and moments of raising awareness for members of our community during the month of May. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. […]
UConn’s Resources for Neurodiversity
UConn has several resources dedicated to researching and raising awareness about neurodiversity, as well as providing support to neurodiverse members of our community: The Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD) The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) Neurodiversity at UConn INCLUDE: A Neurodiversity Initiative funded by the National Science Foundation […]
April Heritage and Awareness Month
To the UConn Community: April is an important month for many members of the UConn community. The Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Provost’s Office would like to take this opportunity to remind you of several celebrations, commemorations, and moments of raising awareness for members of our community: Arab American Heritage Month: During the […]
ODI Efforts to Foster Safe, Supportive, Inclusive Environment
To: University of Connecticut Community From: Office for Diversity and Inclusion Regarding: Update on ODI Efforts at UConn Date: March 25, 2022 Since the return to in-person learning, the University of Connecticut has received a number of bias referrals detailing incidents of harassment and violence based on disability, ethnicity, gender, nationality, race, religion, and sexual […]
ODI ListServ Submission
Combatting Sexual Assault & Bias Action Group Update
Hi there, Huskies, Thank goodness for the upcoming break. This one is so well deserved, and I wish you all fun, good health, and REST! First (queue up Queen’s classic hit, “We Are the Champions”), WINNING seems to be a theme this week. ROCK ON basketball, UConn Equestrian, track, Biochem midterms, internships applications, O-Chem labs […]
UConn Health Hires Inaugural CDO, Dr. Jeffrey Hines, MD
Dear Colleagues, Diversity is vital to UConn Health as we continue to advance medicine academically, clinically, and scientifically. This is why we are excited to announce that Jeffrey Hines, MD, will take the new role of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) at UConn Health. He joins us from Wellstar, one of the largest not-for-profit, integrated health […]
Our Strengths and Values
To the UConn Community: Our differences are one of our greatest strengths, and inclusion is a core value. Over the past several days our students have shared, through a rally and reports of bias, that our own community is not immune to acts of hate and injustice, including Islamophobia. Students report hearing slurs on campus, […]
Recent Bias Incident on 2.21.2022
Dear Students, As a member of UConn Muslim Ummah (UCMU), the Black Muslim Association, the UConn Muslim Student Association, UConn Salaam, the UConn Hartford Muslim Student Association, or the Ahlul Bayt Student Association, we wanted to share information about a recent incident on campus and the University’s on-going response. On February 22, 2022, the University […]