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UAB’s commitment to our city and our neighbors is not new; it is part of who we are and is integral to our work in community outreach and classrooms. This critical conversation will focus on the idea that community well-being is the result of a complex interplay of social, cultural, economic, political and environmental factors that is beyond the influence of any one individual, organization or level of government alone.
High school and college students are invited to participate in the inaugural “Word from the Mountaintop” Oratory Contest, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is pleased to announce the availability of a new video introducing employees to UAB Equal Opportunity Policies. The video reinforces our commitment to ensuring that all employees are aware of the equal opportunity and harassment-free protections available by law and UAB’s desire to create and maintain an inclusive work and academic culture where everyone is treated with respect and fairness. It also reminds us of how diversity has been a part of UAB’s core from the beginning.
A free public panel discussion will explore misinformation—from propaganda and social media to data interpretation—and how each piece of rhetoric intersects and shapes our daily living and group identities. The panel is composed of Dr. Nyesha Black from the Department of Sociology; Drs. Fan Yang and Timothy Levine (distinguished professor and chair) of Department of Communication Studies; Dr. Wendy Gunther-Canada, chair of Department of Government; and Mr. Christopher Burks, a graduate student in public administration.
UAB has been designated as a 2017 recipient of the “Colleges and Institutions Committed to Diversity” Award by Minority Access Inc., for its work expanding the pool of minority scientists, researchers, and professionals in the respective fields in which they are underrepresented.
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