Office for
Equity and Diversity

"Yá’át’ééh shi éí Donavan Begay yinishyé. Naaneesht’ezhí Náádąą’ Diné Táchii’nii nishłí. Baa’o’ogeedee’ t’aa iiyisi nasha. Greetings I am Donavan Begay. I am from the Zuni Corn People – Red Meeting Water People Clan. I’m originally from Whitecone, Arizona."

Learn more about OED's Assistant Coordinator of the Circle of Indigenous Nations.

The Office for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) honored Karl Lorenz, the recipient of 20th Lillian H. Williams Award, on October 10th at the annual EOAA Liaison Meeting. 

University of Minnesota student and previous SEED Award winner Johanna Lucht interned at NASA through a program for students with disabilities who are strong in science and aiming for technical careers.

Meet Dr. Katrice Albert, OED's new vice president:

"It is a great honor to join the University of Minnesota.  I look forward to working collaboratively with the Board of Regents and strong leadership teams on each campus to build upon the existing commitment to excellence through inclusiveness. The U of M has ambitious diversity goals and I look forward to providing leadership for this ongoing work." Learn more about Dr. Albert or access her interview on KFAI Radio.

"'They were a band of brothers — boys right out of high school — embracing their first year together. They wanted to do things together.'"  An article from the Spokesman Recorder featuring the U's Huntley House for African American Men, a Living-Learning Community that opened in August 2012.

"Native American scholarship recipients are graduating and planning ways to give back to their communities." Great Minnesota Daily article featuring recently graduated SMSC Scholars.