The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to host and sponsor a number of events and dialogues throughout the year that educate and celebrate the diversity of our campus community. To learn more, please visit our blog at https://blogs.umsl.edu/diversity.
Since the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance, the campus community has celebrated the life, legacy and message of Dr. King. We invite you to join us each January.
For more than two decades, the University of Missouri–St. Louis Trailblazer Ceremony has honored, celebrated and uplifted the achievements of exceptional women who have paved the way for others both on campus and throughout the entire St. Louis region. The university honors the exceptional women who continue to "blaze trails."
Divisions in society seem to deepen with each passing year as we sort ourselves among likeminded peers. Meaningful engagement with diverse viewpoints outside of heated televised debates or public gatherings is becoming increasingly uncommon. In response to this increasing divide, ODEI collaborated with UMSL Community Engagement and Outreach and MU Extension to launch a new dialogue initiative: The UMSL Forum for Community Dialogue.
The forum used the National Issues Forums Institute model of deliberative dialogue, which relies on guided conversations on political or controversial topics and asks participants to gather in small groups to investigate specific solutions to issues with the help of a facilitator.
Stay tuned for announcements for future Forums for Community Dialogue.
