In The News
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ is a new charter member of SEA Change, an initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in which universities commit to their systemic transformation into more diverse, equitable and inclusive spaces where a full range of talent can succeed in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ President Todd Diacon and others express their appreciation for the hard-working employees who have pulled together to keep our campuses operating throughout the pandemic.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to announce a new virtual series, Shaping a Better Future: Dialogues and Strategizing for Change.
For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ President Todd Diacon announced Thursday that Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., has been selected to serve as vice president for student affairs, effective May 1, 2020. In addition, Diacon has appointed Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., as the interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, effective June 1, 2020.
For the second year in a row, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of .
A bright idea – made possible through ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s Office of Procurement and Supplier Diversity – will help ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ save more than $6 million in energy costs over the next 20 years.
