Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

dancer at UI Powwow

Experience the Powwow

Monday, April 9, 2012
American Indian music, competitive dance, art, and food took center stage Saturday-Sunday, April 7-8, at the 19th annual UI Powwow.

Walk it out

Friday, April 6, 2012
Walk It Out, a multicultural fashion show that will tout both domestic and international diversity, will be held Saturday, April 7, in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge.

Celebrate achievements of women leaders

Thursday, March 29, 2012
The annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women presents some of the university's top honors for faculty and staff, as well as scholarships for promising students.
Eddie Etsey

Wearing many hats

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Eddie Etsey will serve as co-emcee of the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival this weekend. It's one of many roles the alumnus from Ghana plays on the UI campus.

Finding God at lunch

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Marilynne Robinson, faculty member of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Pulitzer Prize winning author, will speak at the “Finding God at Iowa” lunch forum Friday, April 13.

Gawking, gaping, staring

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Queer, transgender, and disability rights activist Eli Clare will visit Iowa City Thursday, April 5 thanks to the University of Iowa’s student and community-based group, TransCollaborations, and the UI Council on Disability Awareness.

Delve into diversity

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The University of Iowa will host the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 31, in the UI Field House.
members of the soweto gospel choir

Soweto blends traditional, contemporary

Monday, March 19, 2012
The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present the Soweto Gospel Choir at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort’s Event Center.
A young girl feeds a donation card to a man dressed in a traditional Vietnamese dragon costume at the IMU Main Ball Room in Iowa City.

Vietnamese Student Association celebrates the Lunar New Year

Friday, March 16, 2012
The University of Iowa Vietnamese Student Association celebrated the Lunar New Year with everything from a fashion show to traditional delicious food Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
Sarah Gardial stands beside her motorcycle

Business, bikes, and rock 'n' roll

Friday, March 16, 2012
While Sarah Gardial's rock 'n' roll dreams likely won't be realized, she's OK with her new reality. Gardial will become dean of the Tippie College of Business on July 1—the first woman to hold the UI business school's top post.

Calling all advocates of gender equity

Friday, March 9, 2012
University of Iowa students, staff, and faculty who are concerned about gender equity, sexual harassment, diversity, and opportunities for women are invited to apply for membership in the UI Council on the Status of Women (CSW).

UI College of Education recognizes faculty with research awards

Thursday, March 1, 2012
Fifteen University of Iowa faculty members received support to fund research projects that represent educational research at its best: “critical, purposeful, and solutions-oriented,” according to UI College of Education Dean and Professor Margaret S. Crocco.