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Ohio State News (diversity)

2023
March
17,
2023
| 12:00 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity marks its 20th anniversary this year. Building on its work over the past two decades, the Kirwan Institute will embark on a strategic visioning process. 
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February
06,
2023
| 14:00 PM America/New_York
As Black History Month gets underway, the accomplishments of legendary Black fashion designer Ann Lowe are being highlighted by The Ohio State University.
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January
25,
2023
| 15:00 PM America/New_York
The role of sports in advancing racial justice and equity was the focus of The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology’s (EHE) Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Event, held Jan. 24 at the Blackwell Inn and the Wexner Center
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2022
December
05,
2022
| 13:00 PM America/New_York
The German-American Fulbright Commission sent 23 German teachers to Ohio State for 12 days in October for an in-person teacher seminar on equity, diversity and inclusion.
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November
11,
2022
| 11:00 AM America/New_York
Poverty is rooted in a variety of complex factors, and education is one effective strategy to help people realize a more hopeful future, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Andrea Elliott said in her keynote address at The Ohio State University’s 2022
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October
19,
2022
| 13:00 PM America/New_York
During the Seed Fund for Racial Justice Symposium, Ohio State University faculty, staff and students discussed work they have collaborated on with community partners to bring about positive social change. The event was held Oct. 12 at the Fawcett
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October
12,
2022
| 10:00 AM America/New_York
Three Ohio State University leaders were recognized for their contributions to higher education and the community-at-large during the 15th Annual King Arts Complex Legends & Legacies awards ceremony: Melissa Gilliam, executive vice president and
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October
06,
2022
| 11:00 AM America/New_York
Ohio State University alumni who are now educators themselves returned to the Columbus campus Sept. 30-Oct. 1 for the College of Education and Human Ecology’s (EHE) Black Alumni Reunion weekend.During a Sept. 30 panel discussion at the Faculty Club,
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August
26,
2022
| 09:00 AM America/New_York
Fall semester 2022 marks the first time that The Ohio State University is offering a new graduate certificate in anti-racism in education.Presented by the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE), the certificate provides resources for current
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August
10,
2022
| 13:13 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University will lead a multi-institutional engineering research center to develop and deploy revolutionary, intelligent autonomous manufacturing systems and educate a future manufacturing workforce. The center will create approaches
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August
03,
2022
| 15:06 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University announced that James L. Moore III has been named the assistant director for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate. Moore, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and
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July
29,
2022
| 10:15 AM America/New_York
In his years of research on academic achievement in minority students, James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer and nationally recognized distinguished professor of urban education at The Ohio State
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July
25,
2022
| 16:30 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University has selected Ange-Marie Hancock as executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, effective Jan. 1, 2023.Established in 2003, the Kirwan Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute
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July
14,
2022
| 10:00 AM America/New_York
Throughout the year, researchers working at The Ohio State University’s Language Pod are engaging visitors to COSI in downtown Columbus in the study of how people process languages.A partnership between Ohio State and COSI, the Language Pod
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June
28,
2022
| 15:30 PM America/New_York
James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University, has been selected by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) as the recipient of the 2022 Michael P. Malone
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June
18,
2022
| 09:00 AM America/New_York
At the LGBTQ Pride Month Brunch, President Kristina M. Johnson reaffirmed The Ohio State University’s commitment to fostering an inclusive environment. Presented by Ohio State’s Office of Student Life Multicultural Center in partnership with
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June
17,
2022
| 16:00 PM America/New_York
Juneteenth, a federal holiday not a year old, is an opportunity to begin new traditions and determine how to commemorate the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans learned they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation.
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June
17,
2022
| 10:00 AM America/New_York
Six teams from The Ohio State University worked collaboratively to devise strategies on how to increase access to higher education and support services for underserved populations. The 2022 Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience was
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June
14,
2022
| 12:00 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University hosts a celebration of the Columbus Black community featuring local artists, organizations and businesses this weekend.After debuting as an internet radio program last year, the Wexner Center for the Arts’ All Day Blackness
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June
08,
2022
| 15:00 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has selected Dr. Chyke A. Doubeni to serve as chief health equity officer and lead the Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, effective July 1. 
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May
12,
2022
| 13:44 PM America/New_York
Ohio State University Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa L. Gilliam announced today that Wendy Smooth, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Arts and Sciences, will serve as the university’s senior vice
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May
04,
2022
| 15:05 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University has collaborated with Getty Images, a global visual content creator and marketplace, to launch Picturing Black History, a joint initiative to recontextualize and surface Black histories, providing new perspectives and
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May
04,
2022
| 11:30 AM America/New_York
A half marathon in downtown Columbus provided inspiration for James L. Moore III as he gave remarks for the Young Scholars Program (YSP) commitment ceremony late last month. Both events took place on the same Saturday morning.
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April
27,
2022
| 13:30 PM America/New_York
As part of Ohio State’s expansion of high-impact research, the university will be recruiting additional faculty members focused on addressing how race and equity issues intersect with criminal justice, STEM education, economic opportunity and
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April
08,
2022
| 14:00 PM America/New_York
Winning the 2022 Ruth C. Bailey Award for Multicultural Engagement left Darryl B. Hood, professor of environmental sciences in the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University, stunned.“What was my reaction after I passed out, you mean?”
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April
07,
2022
| 11:00 AM America/New_York
Earlier this week, Columbus-born author Hanif Abdurraqib participated in a virtual Q&A in honor of the Morrill Scholarship Program’s 40th anniversary. The program awards scholarships to academically talented students who are actively engaged in
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February
11,
2022
| 09:00 AM America/New_York
Coinciding with the start of Black History Month, The Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity hosted a Feb. 3 virtual presentation highlighting the civil rights strides that society has made in the past several
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January
26,
2022
| 11:15 AM America/New_York
The Ohio State University has identified the first faculty positions to be created under a new initiative designed to address race-related social disparities through impactful research.
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2021
December
14,
2021
| 15:00 PM America/New_York
Making diversity a priority in clinical trials that involve pregnant populations is an important goal, but addressing the systemic barriers that participants face is necessary to reduce racial and economic disparities, says Wellesley College
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December
09,
2021
| 09:00 AM America/New_York
Since the 1980s, only six Ohio State University students have received a National Academy of Sciences/Ford Foundation doctoral dissertation completion fellowship. John Bickers is one of them. Bickers, 30, who is pursuing a doctorate in history,
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