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Diversity and Inclusion News

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2023 Summer NSO students seen from above
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Office of Equity and Inclusion Now Accepting Applications for New Engagement Fund

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

UMass Amherst Chancellor Reyes Speaks at White House Unveiling of Report Outlining Strategies to Increase Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education

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From left: Japhet Aryiku, executive director of the Du Bois Museum Foundation; Ophelia Ama Morgan Mensah; Karshiek Sims-Alvarado; David Levering Lewis; President Akufo-Addo; Aldon Morris; Whitney Battle-Baptiste; Jeff Peck.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

UMass Anthropologist Whitney Battle-Baptiste Travels to Ghana to Mark Du Bois Anniversary

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Aerial view of the Old Chapen among fall foliage
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

UMass Amherst Faculty Invited to First Open Forum on Classroom Equity Action Plan on Oct. 3

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Professor John Bracey, a Champion for Black Studies and Racial Justice, Passes Away

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