A President's Office DEIA Team was established in January 2022

In 2022, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility team grew from an initiative run by University Information Technology Services to a UMass President's Office collaborative with representatives from each department serving on an overall planning team. In addition, the President's Office launched a DEIA website to highlight a Diversity Calendar, Educational Resources, and Upcoming Events.

The DEIA Team facilitated 10 Events in 2022

The DEIA team hosted many events celebrating, highlighting, and raising awareness of important milestones, groups, causes and events.

  • February 18 and March 1: Between the World and Me Book Discussions with Professor Joseph N. Cooper.
  • March 8: 3rd Annual International Women's Day.
  • March 31: LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Communications with Tiffany Cook for Transgender Day of Visibility.
  • May 17: Mental Health Awareness Webinar.
  • June 3: Stonewall Uprising Video Discussion facilitated by John Dunlap for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
  • June 16: Juneteenth Presentation by Professor Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson.
  • July 26: Disability Pride and Culture in Higher Ed interview with liz thomson and Jeff Edelstein for Disability Pride Month.
  • September 23: Chanda Wolf presented her family's story, "Unspeakable Truths: One Family’s Survival from Cambodia’s Killing Fields"
  • November 9: Veterans Day Program with Distinguished Marine Corps Veterans Thomas Lyons and Patrick George.
  • December 12: Indigenous Peoples of the Commonwealth and National Day of Mourning with Cedric Wolf.

Acknowledgements

We’d like to thank all of the speakers who have participated in our events this past year. We’d also like to acknowledge the work done by our DEIA team members who coordinate and support these events.

Thank you to our 2022 Volunteers!

A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered on the DEIA Team, the DEIA Communications Sub-Committee, and the various event committees in 2022. Please take a moment to take a look at the volunteer list and recognize a colleague for their contributions.