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Staying Connected with OEI

The Office of Equity and Inclusion remains hard at work to serve our campus and hope to connect with our community safely and responsibly. OEI has moved much of its programming and services to the online sphere, and is developing new programs to continue to do the work of building an inclusive and equitable community.

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Campus Climate Improvement Grants

Proposals for Grants are now being accepted! Undergraduate, graduate students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit their ideas for fostering connection on campus. Deadline to apply is extended to May 4.

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Learning Community Book Groups

Learning Communities Book Groups center around “What if I Say the Wrong Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People” by Vernā Myers. If you have registered, please contact your book group host to find out if there are plans to meet virtually.

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Building a Community of Dignity and Respect

Building a Community of Dignity and Respect

This campaign begins our affirmative emphasis on campus climate, describing who we want to be and combining old and new resources and programming to help us build the community of our aspirations.

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UMass Amherst Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

There are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus at UMass Amherst This site provides the latest communications and a comprehensive set of resources as the campus responds to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Information

Virtual Faculty of Color Community Events

Join us for our virtual faculty of color community events to stay connected while practicing social distancing. Virtual Brown Bag Lunches: Wednesdays 12pm-1pm. Virtual "Write-on-Site" writing collaboratives: Fridays 9am-12pm. 

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Recent News

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UMass ADVANCE Honors Seven Faculty with Mentoring Awards

The UMass ADVANCE team has announced the seven faculty who are the inaugural winners of their college’s Faculty Mentoring Award for 2020...

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Diversity Events

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Mar 25, 2020 to Apr 29, 2020
Virtual Faculty of Color Brown Bag Lunches

Wednesdays at noon. UMass faculty of color will connect via Zoom to discuss how we are moving forward and...

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