February 15, 2023

The boisterous notes of New Orleans’ opulent Mardi Gras will fill the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's Harriet Tubman Theater during a concert featuring UC College-Conservatory of Music students and faculty beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 3. A companion to the Freedom Center’s Black History Month programming, this off-campus New Orleans Mardi Gras Concert is a celebration of music and culture featuring New Orleans-based jazz trumpeter Ashlin Parker and the CCM Jazz Orchestra. Directed by CCM Director of Jazz Studies Scott Belck, DMA, the Saturday night concert promises an evening with all the revelry and flair of Mardi Gras, followed by a reception and meet-and-greet with the Ashlin Parker.

January 26, 2023

While Black History Month is an opportunity for all Americans to consider concepts central to the founding of the nation — democracy, freedom and equality — the University of Cincinnati propels the diversity, equity and equality momentum by honoring Black Americans’ extraordinary impact through engaging lectures, open classes, food, galas and off-campus activities.

September 19, 2022

College of Medicine postdoctoral fellow Malina Ivey, PhD, has received a 2022 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund

October 6, 2022

Gloria Forsythe, A&S ’95, and Pamela Mallory, CAHS ’09, are two members of an ethnic spectrum that spans cultures, countries and continents. Together, Forsythe and Mallory are reaching out to UC’s diverse population of Hispanic and Latino students and alumni through the UC Latino Alumni Network (UCLAN), an affinity group of the UC Alumni Association

October 18, 2022

Al Gerhardstein, noted Cincinnati civil rights attorney, has donated to the University of Cincinnati Libraries’ Archive and Rare Books Library, papers documenting his nearly 50-year career in civil rights litigation and advocacy, with focuses in reproductive rights, prisoner’s rights, policing, employment discrimination, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.

October 14, 2022

UC College of Nursing’s efforts to create opportunities for underrepresented students and graduating nurses who reflect the broader U.S. population have been nationally recognized for an eighth consecutive year.

February 2, 2022

Former School of Human Services doctorate student, Kamonta Heidelberg, shares the importance behind his research and the need for more black males in the School of Psychology field.

February 14, 2022

Brandi Elliott, the Executive Director of Identity and Inclusion, creates a safe space for all students on campus.

October 28, 2022

The University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) received the 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

February 25, 2022

UC Alumni Cheryl Moses shares the lessons she learned as a student in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology (CECH).