Diversity at the UW /diversity 91̽ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:48:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 A Decade of Uplifting Indigenous Voices /diversity/2025/03/24/a-decade-of-uplifting-indigenous-voices/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:13:10 +0000 /diversity/?p=9512 The , created by Professor Michelle Montgomery in 2015, helps Indigenous communities tell their stories. Partnering with organizations such as theand the at 91̽to lift the voices of Indigenous people and bring them to a wider audience, Montgomery says that in many ways the work is just beginning.

]]> Workshop and Webinar: Effective Practices for Conducting Interviews /diversity/2025/03/05/workshop-and-webinar-effective-practices-for-conducting-interviews/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:30:03 +0000 /diversity/?p=9493 Presented by: Chadwick Allen, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Joyce Yen, Director of ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change

In-Person Workshop:
Date & Time: Monday, November 18, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: HUB 145
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Online Webinar:
Date & Time:Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time:10:00 am – 11:30am
Location:ܴǴdz
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]]> From classrooms to KEXP, 91̽lecturer shares love of Indigenous music /diversity/2024/12/02/from-classrooms-to-kexp-uw-lecturer-shares-love-of-indigenous-music/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:06:46 +0000 /diversity/?p=9315 Every Monday between 3 and 5 a.m., Tory Johnston welcomes listeners to, playing cross-continental Indigenous music from a variety of genres. After sunrise, Johnston can be found in the UW’s Department of American Indian Studies, teaching classes like “United States/Indian Relations” and “Contemporary Indigenous Environmental Issues.”

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]]> Effective Practices for Conducting Interviews /diversity/2024/11/22/effective-practices-for-conducting-interviews/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:03:46 +0000 /diversity/?p=9280 Presented by: Chadwick Allen, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Joyce Yen, Director of ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change

91̽ADVANCE and the Office for Faculty Advancement, part of the Office of Academic Personnel, partnered to offer a second fall workshop on Effective Practices for Conducting Interviews. This workshop addressed best practices for conducting first-round interviews over Zoom or other platforms as well as best practices for conducting final interviews and campus visits.

This workshop was designed for faculty and staff who will participate in faculty hiring in the next academic year and was offered on November 18th and 21st, 2024, in two formats: an in-person workshop and an online webinar.

Workshops were not recorded.

]]> A Message from the UDO: 91̽Celebrates National First-Generation College Celebration Day /diversity/2024/10/31/udo_message-2024-first-gen-day/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:49:56 +0000 /diversity/?p=9245 Dear first-generation college students, faculty, and staff,

You bring immense value to the 91̽ (UW), and we are deeply grateful that you chose to be here. Your journey toUWreflects resilience, determination, and strength. We are committed to ensuring that you thrive, and that you always feel the support of a community cheering you on.

Education changes lives. It has certainly changed mine.As a first-generation student, collegetransformed not only my own life but also the lives of my immediatefamily, whether they pursued college themselves or not. I am proud to haveassistedinopeningdoors to opportunities and experiences that have uplifted all of us.We’veseen many powerful examples of first-generation students inspiring older siblings,or even parents,to pursue higher education. This is the ripple effect of education. It touches generations and builds brighter futures.

I encourage you to think about how you will carry that impact forward. In theseuncertaintimes, how will you ensure the doorremainsopen behind you? How will you help make sure you are the first, but not the last, in your family or community toattendcollege? Through mentorship, advocacy, and collective action, we can ensure that the UWremainsaccessible to all who seek the opportunity.

The National First-Generation College Celebration is a powerful moment to share our stories. By telling them, we challenge the misconception that higher education is out of reach for first-generation students, and we help others find their path.

OnNovember 8, we will join the Council for Opportunity in Education, NASPA’s Center for First-Generation Student Success, and institutions across the country to celebrateNational First-Generation College Celebration Day. This date marks the signing of theHigher Education Act of 1965, which expanded access to higher education for countless students, including first-generation pioneers. Each year, we hostevents and activitiesandshare storiesto honor your achievements andtoconnectyouwith other first-generation students, faculty, and staff. I look forward tocelebrating withyou.

Together, we will continue to uplift, support, and celebrate every first-generation student so thatall have the opportunity toreachtheirfull potential.

In Community,

 

 

 

 

Rickey Hall
91̽
University Diversity Officer

]]> Effective Practices for Assessing Faculty Application Materials /diversity/2024/10/10/effective-practices-for-assessing-faculty-application-materials/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:02:05 +0000 /diversity/?p=9133 Presented by: Chadwick Allen and Joyce Yen

91̽ADVANCE and the Office for Faculty Advancement, both of which are now part of the Office of Academic Personnel, partnered & offered a fall workshop on Effective Practices for Assessing Faculty Application Materials in October 2024.

This workshop addressed mitigating bias in evaluation, using assessment rubrics, and achieving consensus on which applicants to move forward.

This workshop was designed for faculty and staff who will participate in faculty hiring in the next academic year and was offered on October 1st, 2024, in two formats: an in-person workshop and an online webinar.

Workshops were not recorded.


 

]]> Prof. LaShawnDa L. Pittman Awarded a 2024 ACLS Digitial Justice Seed Grant /diversity/2024/10/02/prof-lashawnda-l-pittman-awarded-a-2024-acls-digitial-justice-seed-grant/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:56:02 +0000 /diversity/?p=9117 Professor Pittman has been awarded for the project, “The Black Grandmother Worldmaking Library,” which is a collaborative, community-based model for gathering, archiving, and digitizing our “libraries” (Black grandmothers’ stories and cultural inheritances, e.g., material possessions, cultural traditions, rituals, language, etc.) across multiple, preservable websites that will be strategically and complementarily linked. This publicly accessible digital resource allows Black grandmothers to contribute to and control the stories we tell about their lives.

]]> CREATE awarded $4.6M for research on AI risks, opportunities for people with disabilities /diversity/2024/10/02/create-awarded-4-6m-for-research-on-ai-risks-opportunities-for-people-with-disabilities/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:50:56 +0000 /diversity/?p=9114 What risks do recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) pose for people with disabilities? And what opportunities might they offer for improving accessibility? For some time now, these pressing questions.

]]> Coming Home: Nocona Abrams returned to the Yakima Valley to improve mental health care for her community. /diversity/2024/08/19/coming-home-nocona-abrams-returned-to-the-yakima-valley-to-improve-mental-health-care-for-her-community/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:44:49 +0000 /diversity/?p=9068 When Abrams returned home to her community and a new job, at Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services in Toppenish, she immediately began drawing from her experience and studies. In her first year on the job, she worked on grants to help prevent suicide and substance use, and to promote mental health for American Indian and Alaska Native youth.

]]> 91̽researchers develop data visualization tool to advance child welfare /diversity/2024/08/06/uw-researchers-develop-data-visualization-tool-to-advance-child-welfare/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:14:49 +0000 /diversity/?p=9047 HCDE alumnus John Fowler (PhD ’23), now a Research Scientist and Engineer in the 91̽School of Social Work, and HCDE Professor Mark Zachry have developed VizCare, are advancing access to visualizations of foster care data.

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