Equity and Diversity Breakfast

Equity and Diversity Breakfast

The 2024 Equity and Diversity Breakfast will be held on November 14, 2024, from 8 am to 10 am at McNamara Alumni Center. We anticipate Equity and Diversity Breakfast registration will open in the beginning of October 2024. 

The annual Equity and Diversity Breakfast brings together the University community and external stakeholders—alumni, donors, community organizations, and corporate entities—to recognize the students, staff, and faculty that exemplify the University's commitment to equity and diversity.

At the Office for Equity and Diversity Breakfast, we recognized the outstanding students that receive Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) Awards, as well as the winners of the Outstanding Unit Award for Equity and Diversity, the Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award, and the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Award. 

The Breakfast's Gallery of Excellence highlights faculty who address issues of equity, diversity, and social justice through innovative and groundbreaking research.

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Gallery of Excellence 2023

"Prepare2Nspire"

Dr. Lesa Clarkson
Curriculum and Instruction; College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities Campus

With co-presenters Jialu Fan and Sophie Kasahara

"Racism Untaught" and an "Anthology of Blackness"

Dr. Terresa Moses
Graphic Design; College of Design
Twin Cities Campus

Copies of Dr. Moses' books will be available at the Gallery of Excellence.

"Indigenous Research Design"

Dr. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development; College of Education & Human Development
Twin Cities Campus

Copies of Dr. Sumida Huaman's book will be available at the Gallery of Excellence.

"Learning About the World Through Interviews: Mapping the UMN Campus"

Dr. Josef Woldense
African American Studies; College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities Campus

"Networking and Computing: Creating Opportunities for Students from Diverse Backgrounds to Succeed in Computer Science and STEM"

Dr. Arshia Khan
Computer Science; Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Duluth Campus

Dr. Anne Hinderliter
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Duluth Campus

Dr. Sherri Turner
Department of Educational Psychology; College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities Campus

Dr. Laura Potter
Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement; College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities Campus

Dr. Molly Illes
Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement; College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities Campus