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President Memo The Importance Of Juneteenth, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
President Memo The Importance Of Juneteenth, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Juneteenth 2021 is a powerful moment in time for our nation and our state. From this year forward, we will collectively and deliberately observe this poignant independence day that was part of the effort to end slavery in the United States. It will be an opportunity for all of us to reflect on freedom — and the importance of what it means to live in a world free of structural racism, hatred, intolerance, inequity and discrimination.
The recognition of June 19 as a federal and state holiday will help ensure that we never forget where we have been as a …
Chancellor Messages_An Important Update For Ums Employees, Dannel P. Malloy
Chancellor Messages_An Important Update For Ums Employees, Dannel P. Malloy
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from University of Maine Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding Maine's recognition of June Juneteenth as an official holiday for the first time in June 2022. UMS.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion It's Pride Month, Y'All! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion It's Pride Month, Y'All! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related Pride Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Finals Week! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Finals Week! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy finals week.
New Name Announced For Umaine's Little Hall, University Of Maine Office Of President, Kenda Scheele
New Name Announced For Umaine's Little Hall, University Of Maine Office Of President, Kenda Scheele
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email message from the University of Maine Office of the President regarding the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee, part of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, receiving a request from President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to change the name of C.C. Little Hall to Beryl Warner Williams Hall.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion It's The Last Week Of Classes Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion It's The Last Week Of Classes Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy last week of classes.
Community Message On The Derek Chauvin Verdict, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Community Message On The Derek Chauvin Verdict, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Message to the University of Maine community from President Joan Ferrini-Mundy regarding the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
Chancellor Messages Our Work Must Go On, Dannel P. Malloy
Chancellor Messages Our Work Must Go On, Dannel P. Malloy
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis and the work that still needs to be done regarding racial justice.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Earth Week, Umaine! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Earth Week, Umaine! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy earth work.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Pride Week, Umaine! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Pride Week, Umaine! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy pride week.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Umaine Diversity Week! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Umaine Diversity Week! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy diversity week.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Women's History Month Wrap-Up And Welcome Spring! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Women's History Month Wrap-Up And Welcome Spring! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and details of events related to Women's History Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Stop Aapi Hate. Reject White Supremacy Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Stop Aapi Hate. Reject White Supremacy Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and violent and discriminatory acts leveled against Asian people in America.
Women In Leadership And Social Justice: The Importance Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Video, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Women In Leadership And Social Justice: The Importance Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Video, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy hosted "The Women in Leadership and Social Justice: The Importance of Diversity. Equity and Inclusion" talk on March 15 [2021], at 4 p.m. This talk was a part of Women's History Month and focused on discussing women's issues and the importance of diversity.
The talk featured three female panelists: Angela Okafor, a Bangor City Council member, attorney and business owner; Leigh Saufley, the dean of the UMaine School of Law and a former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Shontay Delalue, the vice president for institutional equality and diversity at Brown …
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Women's History Month Continues! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Women's History Month Continues! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events for Women's History Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy International Women's Day! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy International Women's Day! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy International Women's Day.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Women's History Month! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Women's History Month! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and wishing University of Maine community members a happy women's history week.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Black History Month Year-Round: Next Steps Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Black History Month Year-Round: Next Steps Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Black History Month.
Mitchell Center Hosts Talk About Promoting Equity Through Citizen Science, Ruth Hallsworth
Mitchell Center Hosts Talk About Promoting Equity Through Citizen Science, Ruth Hallsworth
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how citizen science can help promote equity in the science and technology fields 3-4 p.m. on Monday, March 1.
In this talk, Amara lfeji will speak to her lived experiences as a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) individual, and the marginalization she has faced in nurturing a connection to place and environment. She will talk about how her passion for water justice led her to not only foster this connection herself, but to also serve as a conduit for …
Citizen Science: A Means To Promote Equity And Inclusion In Stem, Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions
Citizen Science: A Means To Promote Equity And Inclusion In Stem, Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Speaker: Amara lfeji, first-year student, Northeastern University; Grassroots Development Coordinator, Maine Environmental Education Association
In this talk, Amara lfeji will speak to her lived experiences as a BIPOC (black, Indigenous, and people of color) individual, the marginalization she faced in fostering a connection to place with the environment, and how her self-sought passion for water justice led her to not only foster this connection herself, but to also serve as a conduit for other BIPOC and female-identifying students like herself.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion The Black Family: Representation, Identity, And Diversity Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion The Black Family: Representation, Identity, And Diversity Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Black History Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Black History Month Continues! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Black History Month Continues! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Black History Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Black History Month 2021! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Happy Black History Month 2021! Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Black History Month.
A Legacy Of Advocacy: A Reflection On The History Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion At The University Of Maine Poster, University Of Maine
A Legacy Of Advocacy: A Reflection On The History Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion At The University Of Maine Poster, University Of Maine
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Poster for the University of Maine's President's Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion's Inaugural Session for the Nine Pillars of Diversity Lectures Series held on February 25, 2021. The guest lecturer was Dr. JoAnn Fritsche, the first director of Equal Opportunity and Women's Development at the University of Maine.
University President Memo On Martin Luther King Day, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
University President Memo On Martin Luther King Day, Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half truths, prejudices, and propaganda. At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is fulfilling its purpose. A great majority of the socalled educated people do not think logically and scientifically. Even the press, the classroom, the platform, and the pulpit in many instances do not give us objective and unbiased truths. To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my …
2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration (Virtual), University Of Maine Alumni Association
2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration (Virtual), University Of Maine Alumni Association
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This year's event will feature a panel of UMaine alumni, students, and friends who will address the topic of "Being Black in Maine: Lived Experience and the Prospect for Change."
President's Council On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Issues Findings And Recommendations Report, University Of Maine President's Council On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
President's Council On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Issues Findings And Recommendations Report, University Of Maine President's Council On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In her June 10, 2020, Maine Memo, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism, and outlined a series of actions the university would take to enact that commitment. One such action was the establishment of the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which includes thirty-three faculty, staff, students and alumni from the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias. The council is cochaired by Kimberly Whitehead, Vice President and Chief of Staff, and Susan McKay, Director of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education and Professor of Physics.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Black History Month.
Being Black In Maine' Webinar Offered By Greater Bangor Area Branch Naacp, Umaine Alumni Association For Martin Luther King Day, Michael Alpert, John Diamond
Being Black In Maine' Webinar Offered By Greater Bangor Area Branch Naacp, Umaine Alumni Association For Martin Luther King Day, Michael Alpert, John Diamond
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In recognition of Martin Luther King Day, a free online public webinar, “Being Black in Maine: Lived Experience and the Prospect for Change,” will be livestreamed on YouTube on Jan. 18 from 5 to 6:15 p.m. The webinar, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and the University of Maine Alumni Association, will include a sustained panel discussion, relevant short presentations and a special announcement of a new civil rights speaker series.
The Northern Maine Coalition On Undoing Racism Papers On "A Statement About Racist Research", Northern Maine Coalition On Undoing Racism
The Northern Maine Coalition On Undoing Racism Papers On "A Statement About Racist Research", Northern Maine Coalition On Undoing Racism
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
An undated statement from the Northern Maine Coalition on Undoing Racism refuting "research which serves to perpetuate stereotypes of minority group members, and encourages policies and programs which promote racial harmony as an American way of life."