Office for
Equity and Diversity

"Increasing diversity isn’t just one person’s job – it’s a collective endeavor." 

Derek Maness, from the Office for Diversity in Graduate Education, is featured for his work to increase the numbers of graduate students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

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.

The U of M College of Science and Engineering highlights the work of the NorthStar STEM Alliance, a program that seeks to increase graduation rates for underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Learn more about the ways that the North Star STEM Alliance creates community for its participating students.

"Urban students, especially females and students of color, need to see educators who are a reflection of them and come from similar socioeconomic backgrounds."  

Sousada Chidthachack, a recipient of the Dr. Rusty Barceló Scholarship, shares her story about the power of scholarship and education on the Women's Center blog in November 2014. 

“It changed the way I thought about life and social justice.” 

GLBTA Programs Office Assistant Director Jason Jackson (and MCTC alum) is featured in MCTC's "Our Voices" series for his leadership and community activism. 

A coalition of black professors from around the U.S. pen a letter of support to black students in the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter actions happening nationwide.