Dear Students and Colleagues, In the last two weeks alone, the United States has seen three horrific mass shootings in which dozens of innocent people – including 19 children – were slaughtered by gunfire. From a church in Laguna Woods, California, to a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, to an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas; […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
President’s Task Force on Combating Sexual Violence
Dear Huskies, When we last spoke, our community was seeking to understand how to do more to support our students. Over the past several days, many of you have contacted me to express the need for myself and other University leaders to more thoroughly examine the impact of sexual violence upon our community. As a […]
Statement from the President Addressing Sexual Violence
To the UConn Community: As your president for seven days and faculty at UConn for 12 years, I place student well-being and success as my top priority. Given discussions that have been taking place over the last several days among members of the university community, mainly on social media, I’m writing to you today about […]