February 9, 2024
UC will be celebrating alumni excellence at the 10th Onyx & Ruby Gala on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, hosted by the African American Alumni Affiliate. This black-tie affair, a highlight of the UC Alumni Association's annual events, recognizes the achievements of Black alumni, faculty, staff, and students, awarding them with prestigious honors.
April 8, 2020
When Littisha Bates came to UC in 2009, right out of graduate school at Arizona State University, the PhD sociology researcher was part of a cohort of three new faculty members, all underrepresented scholars. “We were the three musketeers,” she says.
June 2, 2023
Littisha Bates is a featured guest on WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Bates is UC's associate dean for inclusive excellence and community partnerships.
January 29, 2024
The time is 2024 and society as we know it is breaking down. This was the prediction of Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006). is her 1993 fiction novel: "The Parable of the Sower." UC speculative fiction expert Cassandra Jones joined a panel of speculative fiction experts to talk about Butler's book and the similarities to today.
July 14, 2020
Trusted confidant. Toughest critic. Mentor. Advocate. These are some of the ways colleagues paid tribute to Marilyn Kershaw, director of the Office of Diversity and Access at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences, at an online retirement reception last month. Kershaw’s retirement ends an 11-year tenure with the college, where she helped move forward a more diverse and inclusive culture in faculty and staff hiring and graduate student recruitment, working with characteristic grace to change biases and open doors. Kershaw’s influence also helped pave the way for the creation of a dean’s-level diversity and inclusion role at A&S.
July 1, 2020
UC graduate JeMiah Cannon hopes to inspire the next generation to pursue a higher education, and is headed back to campus herself to earn her master's.
July 24, 2020
Janice Rotich found her home at UC.
November 20, 2020
UC’s expert in Africana studies Edward Wallace speaks to how the health crisis has exacerbated issues in minority and low income households in Cincinnati. .
April 4, 2022
A Seat at the Table content series looks to explore the experiences and identities of diverse student populations at UC while shedding light on support, resources and opportunities available at the university.
February 21, 2023
February is the busiest month of the year for University of Cincinnati professor of Africana studies Holly McGee. McGee finds herself in the heart of lectures, reading circles, and many other social and educational events centered around Black History Month.