Latest News from ODEI and UAB - Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UAB hosts virtual Alabama ADVANCE October seminar

Join UAB’s Dr. Mona Fouad to hear a discussion on implicit and explicit bias in the field of science and medicine.

UAB Seeks Nominations for 2022 President's Diversity Champion Awards

The President and the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are currently seeking nominations for the 2022 President’s Diversity Champion Award, an annual honor recognizing significant achievements of faculty, staff, students and student organizations[…]

Raut named fellow in leadership academy focused on underrepresented STEM leaders

Samiksha Raut, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at UAB, is beginning a two-year fellowship where she will undergo leadership training with the intent of positively impacting underrepresented leaders in the field of STEM.

Finance expert named chair of Collat’s Department of Accounting and Finance

Regions Institute for Financial Education Endowed Professor Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance in the UAB Collat School of Business.

All-women drum major team leads 2021 UAB Marching Blazers

Janna Mann, Anna Wilkes and Avery Williams are the UAB Marching Blazers’ first three person, all-women drum major team.

UAB receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

The annual HEED Award is a national honor recognizing United States colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

UAB faculty see personal success and increased productivity through institutional NCFDD membership

Over 475 faculty, postdocs and graduate students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say access to resources through the university’s membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) has improved their work habits and work-life balance,[…]

UAB launches new diversity education course to encourage inclusive language

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will launch a new Inclusive Language course. The course, created and facilitated by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), is designed to help students, faculty and staff become[…]

Eight individuals awarded NCFDD Faculty Success Grants

Eight individuals at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded the Faculty Success Grant by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). The grant is sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and covers[…]

UAB honors campus community during CSW Sees You

Faculty, staff, students and administrators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham were honored during a virtual ceremony for their commitment to excellence in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “CSW Sees You,”, held Wednesday, April 21, was sponsored by the UAB Office[…]