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Recent News

University of Iowa PhD student talks about how free and once-captive African Americans came together in Colored Conventions during the 1800s
University of Iowa PhD student Dwain Coleman talks about how in the 1800s, free and once-captive African Americans came together in what were called Colored Conventions. Coleman is involved in the first pilot satellite partner of the acclaimed national Colored Conventions Project.
UIowa’s Afro House, A Safe Space for Black Students
Since 1968, the Afro-American Cultural Center at the University of Iowa has served as a welcoming and empowering space for the university’s Black students, faculty and staff to find community, engage in activism, receive support and culturally engage with others on and off campus.
Ochs hopes to foster inclusivity and compassion in classroom
Kedibona “Kedi” Ochs hopes to create a classroom for students that fosters inclusivity and compassion. Ochs, who was recently awarded the spring 2019 Mary Maxine Redmond Scholarship, was also selected as the spring 2019 College of Education commencement speaker. 
UI receives national recognition for first-generation student initiatives
The University of Iowa has been chosen to participate in the 2019–20 inaugural First Forward cohort by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and the Suder Foundation.
Volunteers make UI commencement ceremonies accessible to a global audience
Recognizing the desire for family and friends of international students to share in the joy of commencement, the University of Iowa recruits volunteers to interpret the ceremonies in different languages.
New diversity, equity, and inclusion director focuses on the people
Elizabeth Lara has been hired as the new diversity, equity, and inclusion director in the Graduate College.
Trans Week of Action 2019 Events
This week, April 22 – April 26, marks the 4th annual Trans Week of Action at the University of Iowa. Support. Engage. ACT. – in several ways throughout the week! April 22 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Staff/Faculty Educational Iowa Theater, Iowa Memorial Union April 22 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Student...
Cubs employees with cerebral palsy are just part of the team at Wrigley Field: 'Almost every day I prove people wrong'
UI alumni Tanner Salinas, a graduate of the UI REACH program, is a guest services employee for the Chicago Cubs. “In my mind, I think, yes, I have a disability, but I can do whatever you can do …,’’ says Salinas, who has cerebral palsy.
CPH names interim diversity, equity, and inclusion liaison for students
Cassie Harrington has been named to serve as the interim student diversity, equity, and inclusion liaison in addition to her current position as assessment and evaluation program coordinator in the college’s student affairs office.
TaJuan Wilson named associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion
TaJuan Wilson, executive director of Student Programs and Diversity and assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been named the University of Iowa’s new associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion. He will begin on June 28.

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