Happening @ Michigan

Crucial Conversations: Health Disparities and Social Inequities

For nearly a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States. Black communities have found themselves disproportionately impacted...

Virtual Michigan Medicine Community Conversation

Real Talk on Parenting in a Pandemic: Stories of Impact Facilitators: Clarissa Love, Meghan Spiroff, Amber Basnaw & Reggie Beasley

Community Conversation is an opportunity for faculty, staff and student to come together weekly to engage on meaningful ways to increase...

2020 Reflections: Stories of Democracy

In honor of Black History Month, the MLK symposium theme: Where Do We Go From Here, and the University of Michigan's Democracy and...

RUMBA con ZUMBA: Dance/Movement as Activism and Radical Self-care

Learn the AfroCuban Rumba and explore how descendants of the enslaved folks resisted by preserving their rhythms, music, and dance as a...

You Deserve Care

Finding a Therapist that Fits Your Needs

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events...

Budget: Foe or Friend When Advancing a Diversity Agenda

How has the pandemic affected finances? How does an institution promote a diversity agenda during economic downturn? Budget: foe or friend?...

Conversations on Europe. Mobilizing Black Germany

Tiffany Florvil in conversation with Kira Thurman

This lecture is being presented by the Center for European Studies and Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures as the Werner Grilk...

Alt-Ac Track: Job Searching & Opportunities Outside of and Adjacent to Academe

Anne Cong-Huyen, U-M Library, Devin O'Hara, Associate Director, Data Engineering for ITHAKA, Laura Portwood-Stacer, founder of ManuscriptWorks.com, Emily Raymundo, Ph.D. American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California

This webinar is designed to provide information for humanities graduate students seeking knowledge about different career paths and...

Anti-Racism in an Abroad Context

Structural racism in the United States is the normalization and legitimization of an array of dynamics—historical, cultural,...

Black History Month's Closing Speaker - JANAYA KHAN

“The Future within the Black Lives Matter Movement and The Intersections of being a Black, Queer, and Gender-Nonconforming Activist."

MESA is proud to present Black History Month's Closing Speaker - JANAYA KHAN. Join us for a thrilling event where Janaya Khan will...

Combating Anti-Asian Racism

Professor Melissa Borja is a faculty member in the Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Program and lead researcher with the Stop Asian...

DEI Workshop: Diversity 101

Jessica Garcia, DEI Manager

Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible....

Future Faculty Event to Enhance Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges

Faculty from top liberal arts colleges are visiting for a virtual event on March 4 and 5 to promote greater diversity in the faculty at...

The Movement for Economic Equity in Detroit

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

From the fight for a fair wage, to business closures during a pandemic, to a historic lack of job opportunities for Black individuals,...

Interracial Dialogue

The prospect of engaging in interracial dialogue can be a discomforting one for many people in the United States. There’s concern about...

On the Peripheries of the Subaltern: Privilege, Marginalization, and Intersectional Identities

Grounded in theoretical frameworks of “otherness,” such as Spivak’s “subaltern” and Canagarajah’s “periphery,” this workshop...

Rackham North: Cultural Competencies During the Interview Process

Attend this session to learn more about inclusive interviewing from both sides. We will talk about how cultural awareness and experiences...

Building Your Toolbox as an Anti-Racist Advocate in Higher Ed

Higher Ed is a particular kind of work and learning space. While it shares characteristics with its primary and secondary counterparts, it...

Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest

Mellon Sawyer Seminar: Sites of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest

Seminar coordinator: Marlon James Sales (U-M Postdoctoral Fellow in Critical Translation Studies)...

LEAD: Racial Equity and Community Engagement

LEAD, Leading Equity And Diversity, is a series of conversations where attendees have the opportunity to hear from a diverse group of guests...

German Studies Departmental Colloquium

Discussion: Susan Neiman and Michael Rothberg

Discussion: Susan Neiman, Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019); Michael Rothberg,...

Translation/Transnation: Translation as a Critical Practice for Writing a Nation in Transit

Harold Augenbraum, editor, translator, and former executive director of the National Book Foundation, and award-winning author Gina Apostol

In the afternoon, the public is invited to a book talk between Harold Augenbraum, editor, translator, and former executive director of the...

Translation, Memory and the Archive: The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines

Immediately after the book talk, join us for the launch of the virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in...

Dismantling White Supremacy

Culture reflects a set of agreed-upon expectations and norms in a social community. Culture includes values, beliefs, perceptions, and...

Aerospace Student Town Hall

Please join us virtually Monday March 15th from 12-1PM EST for a student town hall organized by the Undergraduate DEI Committee, GSAC DEI...

Rackham North: Demonstrating a Commitment to Diversity

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude is now highly valued by many employers, both within and beyond academe. This interactive...

Embracing Our Artistic Selves: Navigating Times of Crisis and Addressing Inequity

Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish, PhD, CEW+ 2020 Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity & Social Change Award Winner

RSVP here to receive the Zoom link: cew.umich.edu/events/embracing-our-artistic-selves-navigating-times-of-crisis-and-addressing-inequity...

Writing a Diversity Statement for the Faculty Job Search

Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and...

Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities Workshop

This interactive virtual workshop introduces principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations,...

Faith & Coming Out

a Student & Parent Panel

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events...

Campus Chords: Devotional Harmonies and the Dissonance of Difference in the University of Michigan’s Songbook

A Making Michigan webinar featuring musicologist Mark Clague

Learn the origin stories of Michigan's traditional songs, as well as the social functions of songs and singing on campus. Discover how...

Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "At Least We Don't Do That Here." How Europe (Mis)Understands Black America

Gary Younge, professor of sociology, University of Manchester

European views on Black America are informed by a range of contradictory tendencies: amnesia about its own colonial past, ambivalence about...

The Art of Uniting Through Story

Facilitated by The Diatribe, a non profit organization that uses performing arts to empower people to share their stories, raise awareness...

Navigating Truth and Fiction: A Conversation with Writer Beth Nguyen

Beth Nguyen

Register to attend: https://myumi.ch/AxbY2...

Asian American Environmental Advocacy Panel

Register to attend: https://myumi.ch/4p3WR...

The Special Friend: Considerations for Practitioners Working with the LGBTQ+ Community

A moving, 10-minute sketch about a mother who dies with a family secret that spurs feuding between the two daughters and grieving husband...

Faculty Forum On - African American Youth

Faculty Forum On Outreach & Engagement - African American Youth: Resilience, Coping and Mental Health...

From Rufio to Zuko and The Debut: Actor Dante Basco

Actor Dante Basco

Have you been binge-watching Avatar the Last Airbender during quarantine? Meet the voice of Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, actor Dante...

James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans

ISR Insights Speaker Series

ISR Insights Speaker Series – James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black...

Poverty Doesn't Pause: Housing Insecurity During a Pandemic

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

Homelessness and housing insecurity have become an epidemic in our country, especially in communities of color. During a pandemic, these...

Food Justice for the 21st Century

Join the University of Michigan Campus Farm (CF) for an interactive discussion on topics relating to food justice, food access, and CF...

Overcoming Systemic Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Vasco Bridges, Chief of Staff, Distribution, Northwestern Mutual; LC Howland, Co-Founder, Breadless; Marc Howland, Co-Founder & CEO, Breadless; Harlyn Pacheco, BD & Strategy, Microsoft Viva; Marlo Rencher, Director of Tech-Based Programs, TechTown Detroit

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PRESENTS:...

Sustainable Paper-Making with Anurima Kumar

Anurima Kumar

Register to attend: https://myumi.ch/9obkl...

Letters to a Young Brown Girl Poetry Reading & Book Discussion

Author Barbara Jane Reyes

Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Letters to a Young Brown Girl (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2020). She was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in...

Gran Torino, Refugees, and Anti-Asian Racism: A Conversation with Actor Bee Vang

Actor Bee Vang

Bee Vang, at 16, held the leading Hmong American role as Thao Vang Lor in Clint Eastwood’s 2008 film Gran Torino. He subsequently...

Immigrants in Michigan: The Untold Story

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

Immigrants have made great contributions to this state--economically, politically, and socially. The fabric of American society has been...