Office for
Equity and Diversity

Dr. Katrice Albert, OED Vice President, is interviewed in an Oct. 2014 edition of Women in Higher Education. 

"Bring people along. Be willing to roll up your sleeves. Let people know you’re working alongside them and just as hard to get a vision achieved." Read the complete interview online. 

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 University of Minnesota Twin Cities received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the third year in a row from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This national honor recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. 

"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.