Diversity Digest
Native American Heritage Month to Celebrate Resilience
NC State will observe Native American Heritage Month during the month of November with events highlighting the theme of “resilience.” Multicultural Student Affairs invites those who wish to learn about Native American culture, or simply to enjoy, to attend the celebrations and workshops.
Faces in the Crowd: Relationship Violence and Black College Women
Domestic Violence Awareness Month keynote speaker Lorraine D. Acker shared her research on relationship violence in the college setting with NC State students, faculty and staff Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
NC State Comes Together for Diversity Education Week
NC State's Diversity Education Week will bring together over thirty diversity-themed programs for the campus community from departments and organizations ranging from the African Student Union to the Confucius Institute, from the Muslim Students Association to Better Together and more. The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity invites faculty, staff and students to participate in events throughout the week of October 22-28, 2017.
Student Coordinators Needed for Queer Youth Leadership Summit
Students looking for a resume-worthy spring volunteer opportunity can apply to be student coordinators for the first Queer Youth Leadership Summit, to be hosted by NC State's GLBT Center on February 17, 2018. Called QYLS (“quills”) for short, the summit will be a full day of workshops, panels, action planning, coalition building and advocacy work.
Language Diversity Ambassadors Examine Identity in Dialects
Now officially in its third year, the Language Diversity Ambassadors began as one part of the Educating the Educated initiative with the goal of engaging more with undergraduate students. Learn more about this group's conception and activities.
The Evolution of Legal Protections for the GLBT Community
The GLBT Center will host “The Evolution of Legal Protections for the GLBT Community" on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Facilitated by Sarah Gillooly, policy director of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, this program will explore the successes and losses in legal protections for the GLBT community
NC State Earns Rank for Hispanic Graduates
NC State has earned its second mention of the 2017-18 academic year in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. The magazine has included NC State in its rankings of "Top Producers of Hispanic Graduates" this month to coincide with national Hispanic Heritage Month.
Meet the AACC’s Graduate Interns
The Digest recently interviewed Erin Elliot and Chaniqua Simpson, graduate assistants in the African American Cultural Center. Learn more about them and their work.
NC State Celebrates Third Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In 2015, a group of NC State students worked to bring the celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day to NC State, following the national Indigenous Peoples’ Day movement that transformed how many view the colonization of the Americas.
Think and “DEW” Together During Diversity Education Week
October marks the time when students, faculty and staff come together to engage in dialogue, programs and workshops centered on diversity, inclusion, cultural competence, social justice, global awareness and more. Numerous NC State student groups and university departments host a range of programs that span a vast array of topics over the seven-day week. Each year, both the quality and interest in DEW programs increases.