Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Events

September 2, 2017 - 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Multi-Ethnic Students Affairs as they host their inaugural Welcome Week event: MESA-Palooza. Discover on-campus resources about social justice, race & ethnicity, and leadership development while enjoying refreshments and music. Everyone is welcome.

September 1, 2017 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

Come meet first generation students who are the first in their families to go to college for a bachelor's degree. This event is free and open to all incoming and transfer first-generation students and their parents to meet and greet faculty, staff, and students across the university. Organized by the First Generation College Students @ Michigan.

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August 25, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Susan Eisenberg, 2016 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist, returns to Ann Arbor to share her virtual exhibit titled On Equal Terms: Gender and Solidarity. Her multimedia work chronicles the experiences of women working in trade and union positions and how they navigate sexism and discrimination in male-dominated workplaces.

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July 10, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Due to the marginalization of transgender people, having basic health needs met is a barrier for those who identify as trans. Research proves that a major barrier lies within higher education because educators are not discussing trans topics, specifically around hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgeries, as well as ways to communicate with and address trans people. Because overall well-being and physical health needs are not being met, civic health/civic well-being and a trans person’s quality of life are directly connected. This presentation will explore techniques to be more inclusive in and out of the classroom, as well as ways to actively support trans people as they strive to address their basic health care needs.

Presentation by Brendon Holloway, MSW Candidate

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June 6, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the DE&I Office for a lunch conversation to discuss relevant Diversity, Equity and Inclusion topics. This will also be a community building space to support each other as we work together to strengthen DE&I in the School of Social Work.

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May 15, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the DE&I Office and OSS for a lunch conversation to discuss relevant Diversity, Equity and Inclusion topics. This will also be a community building space to support each other as we work together to strengthen DE&I in the School of Social Work.

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April 17, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a DEI lunch. This will be a space to build community and to continue our dialogue on diversity, equity and inclusion in the School of Social Work and larger community. Lunch will be provided.

April 10, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for an informal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related drop in lunch session. This will be a space for building community, as well as an opportunity to talk about any DEI questions, concerns, or ways that you would like to contribute to DEI efforts.

April 8, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

An admissions representive will attend the California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education at San Jose State University to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs. 

April 6, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for an informal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related drop in lunch session. This will be a space for building community, as well as an opportunity to talk about any DEI questions, concerns, or ways that you would like to contribute to DEI efforts.

April 6, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The Critical Intersectionality Interdiciplinary Workshop provides space for Rackham PhD students to discuss, share readings, and present research regarding complex theoretical and methodological issues related to intersectionality. All workshops will meet from noon to 1:30pm in the School of Social Work in the Curtis Room Conference Center in the basement, unless otherwise noted. Rackham PhD students of all diciplines are welcome. Lunch will be provided. 

March 29, 2017 - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET

Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt will discuss her new book, "Abandoned Families Social Isolation in the Twenty-First Century".

About the Book: 

Education, employment, and home ownership have long been considered stepping stones to the middle class. But in Abandoned Families, social policy expert Kristin Seefeldt shows how many working families have access only to a separate but unequal set of poor-quality jobs, low-performing schools, and declining housing markets which offer few chances for upward mobility. Through in-depth interviews over a six-year period with women in Detroit, Seefeldt charts the increasing social isolation of many low-income workers, particularly African Americans, and analyzes how economic and residential segregation keep them from achieving the American Dream of upward mobility.

March 27, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for an informal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related drop in lunch session. This will be a space for building community, as well as an opportunity to talk about any DEI questions, concerns, or ways that you would like to contribute to DEI efforts.

March 23, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for an informal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related drop in lunch session. This will be a space for building community, as well as an opportunity to talk about any DEI questions, concerns, or ways that you would like to contribute to DEI efforts.

March 23, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The Critical Intersectionality Interdiciplinary Workshop provides space for Rackham PhD students to discuss, share readings, and present research regarding complex theoretical and methodological issues related to intersectionality. All workshops will meet from noon to 1:30pm in the School of Social Work in the Curtis Room Conference Center in the basement, unless otherwise noted. Rackham PhD students of all diciplines are welcome. Lunch will be provided. 

March 21, 2017 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Matthew Desmond, author of New York Times "Bestseller Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" and Alex Kotlowitz, award-winning journalist whose coverage of poverty and race spans decades, will engage in a conversation surrounding the theme of race and poverty, followed by Q & A.

ASL interpretation will be provided.

March 21, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

Join us for a live showing of a lunch webinar with the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

As the new presidential administration takes office, many social workers question the extent to which it will reflect the profession's values of equality and social and economic justice. Students, too, may be wondering how the administration's policies will impact their work with clients and communities, in particular the implications for marginalized groups. What are some ways to help students make sense of the emerging, often confusing, political era in the classroom?

Lunch will be provided.

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March 20, 2017 - 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in community benefit organizations (CBOs) is a critical strategic imperative as the US becomes more diverse, and nonprofits and other types of CBOs play an important role in confronting inequality and advocating for community and social change amidst increasing acts of hatred and violence toward immigrants, racial, ethnic and religious minorities, and members of the LGBTQ community. This discussion will focus on how CBOs can embrace DE&I as a fundamental reflection of their missions through talent, leadership, culture, and impact. Participants are encouraged to share examples of how CBOs have increased their community impact by implementing various DE&I strategies.

Lunch will be provided.

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March 13, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for an informal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related drop in lunch session. This will be a space for building community, as well as an opportunity to talk about any DEI questions, concerns, or ways that you would like to contribute to DEI efforts.

March 9, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for an informal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related drop in lunch session. This will be a space for building community, as well as an opportunity to talk about any DEI questions, concerns, or ways that you would like to contribute to DEI efforts.

March 7, 2017 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET

Join the School of Social Work's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to discuss the School of Social Work's DEI Strategic Plan. Learn more about the history of the DEI plan, what is currently being done, and have an opportunity to provide feedback on the plan moving forward. Food will be provided.

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February 16, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

February 9, 2017 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Join the SSW Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee for a celebration of Community Wise, an intervention designed to reduce substance use for those with histories of incarceration. Community Wise employs Paulo Freire's critical consciousness theory; inspired by pictographs Freire used to engage his research participants. 

Grounded in Community-Based Participatory Research, Community Wise has commissioned six paintings by artist Christopher A. Burkle. Publicly exhibited for the first time in the Midwest, these paintings will stimulate a discussion on how we can all develop anti-oppressive thinking and action. Presenters include:

Rogério M. Pinto, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan

Liliane Windsor, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Warren Thompson, Program Director, Urban Renewal Community Corrections

Eric Anderson, Newark Community Collaborative Board Member 

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