JAN 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a “Beloved Community.” Dr. King believed in a nation of freedom and justice for all, and encouraged […]
racial healing
Community Hour for Grad Students of Color (Thursday, 4/6)
Join Graduate Students of Color in a Community Hour taking place at ODI Commons on April 6th, 2023 from 3:30-5:30 pm! Come be in community with fellow graduate students of color following the Graduate Student Counternarratives Panel. Refreshments will be provided! Registration is required so please use this link to RSVP. See you there!
TRHT Graduate Student Counternarratives Event (Thursday, 4/6/23)
In this session UConn Graduate Students will share counternarratives on their individual and collective lived experiences both in and outside of the classroom related to the impact of race in higher education, and specifically graduate education. According to Lee Anne Bell (2003), counternarratives can help us learn about race and racism by helping us become […]
2023 Week of MLK Events
The Office for Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to announce the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Legacy Convocation! This year’s speaker is Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., New York Times Bestselling Author & Chair of Princeton’s Department of African American Studies. One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. is an […]
2022 Week of Virtual MLK Events
Monday, January 17th – MLK Day – UConn Day of Service 9:00-3:00 pm UConn Community Outreach/Campus-Wide Service Initiatives invite you to join us on Monday, January 17th, 2022, to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and have a day of acknowledgement, educational panels, and service to give back to the Mansfield community. Within this event will be […]