Members of My Brother's Keeper at Georgia State Serve the Community at the 6th Annual C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Thanksgiving Mobile Food Pantry
Members of My Brother's Keeper at Georgia State Serve the Community at the 6th Annual C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Thanksgiving Mobile Food Pantry
My Brother's Keeper at Georgia State University served the community at the Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) 6th Annual Thanksgiving Mobile Food Pantry on Nov. 19, 2022, supporting the distribution of hundreds of meals to metro Atlanta families during the holiday season.
The Board of Regents Approves Honorary Degrees for Georgia State’s ‘Ground Crew’
The Board of Regents Approves Honorary Degrees for Georgia State’s ‘Ground Crew’
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents unanimously approved honorary degrees for Georgia State’s “Ground Crew” – the three women who worked tirelessly to desegregate Georgia State University.
Department of Africana Studies Commemorates 1992 Sit-In That Led to the Department’s Creation
Department of Africana Studies Commemorates 1992 Sit-In That Led to the Department’s Creation
Georgia State University’s Department of Africana Studies will commemorate and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 sit-in on campus that led to the creation of the department and other efforts to embrace diversity on campus. The department will host a series of virtual and in-person events from Monday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 6 that are free and open to the campus community and public at large. The first panel will feature a conversation with some of the student activists.
Contribute to DEI at Georgia State: The State Day
Contribute to DEI at Georgia State: The State Day
There are many ways to contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion - definitely not only through financial contributions. But, where and when possible, there's a great opportunity to support the university's mission to become an institution for all through Georgia State Day on September 27, 2022, starting at 10 a.m. - continuing for 1 day, 9 hours and 13 minutes (or, the university's founding year, 1913). There are many matching gifts and challenges for those who are able to donate, and numerous scholarships, programs and initiatives that can be supported.
Historic Investiture of President M. Brian Blake Sept. 16
Historic Investiture of President M. Brian Blake Sept. 16
The historic investiture of Dr. M. Brian Blake, the eighth president of Georgia State University and its first African American president, is taking place Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 at the university's new Convocation Center. During the celebration week, Our Place, Our Time, events have taken place surrounding strategic pillars upon which Georgia State is building its plans and strategic vision: research and innovation, student success, college to careers and identity and placemaking.
ADVANCE-IMPACT: $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant To Support Initiative to Recruit, Retain, Engage and Support Women Faculty in STEM
ADVANCE-IMPACT: $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant To Support Initiative to Recruit, Retain, Engage and Support Women Faculty in STEM
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support the start of a new program to increase the recruitment, retention, engagement and support of women faculty in STEM fields, especially for women from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds.
DEI Digest for June 20-24, 2022: Juneteenth as a Paid Holiday in the Private Sector, Racism in the Metaverse, and Issa Rae Issues a Challenge at Cannes
DEI Digest for June 20-24, 2022: Juneteenth as a Paid Holiday in the Private Sector, Racism in the Metaverse, and Issa Rae Issues a Challenge at Cannes
Catch up on the latest DEI headlines around the country and the globe for the week of June 20-24, 2022.
DEI Digest for June 13-17, 2022: White Nationalist Plot Against LGBTQ Pride in Idaho Thwarted, Heat Wave Health Inequality, Renaming Monkeypox
DEI Digest for June 13-17, 2022: White Nationalist Plot Against LGBTQ Pride in Idaho Thwarted, Heat Wave Health Inequality, Renaming Monkeypox
Read more about the men arrested for conspiracy to riot at an LGBTQ pride event, renaming monkeypox, and how heat waves hit low-income and other vulnerable people.
Award-Winning Journalist Edvige Jean-François Appointed Inaugural Executive Director of the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora
Award-Winning Journalist Edvige Jean-François Appointed Inaugural Executive Director of the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora
Edvige Jean-François, an award-winning global journalist and producer, has been named as the inaugural executive director of the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD) at Georgia State University. Jean-François assumes the leadership position at CSAD, a key research and community outreach unit of the university’s College of Arts & Sciences, July 1.