Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The University of Rochester has several offices that support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, both at the University level and in the community:

• David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity
• Interfaith Chapel
  • Religious Holidays
• Green Center for Career Education and Connections
• Center for Community Engagement
• Center for Urban Education Success (supporting the UR-East High Partnership and urban schools nationwide)
• Office of Equity and Inclusion
• University Counseling Center - Support for AAPI Students (weekly drop-in group)
• Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
• CARE Network
• Meliora Collective (mentoring)

• Graduate Student Life
• UofR Disability Awareness
• UofR Pride Network
• Graduate Women in Science
• Language Center
• UR DREAMers
• ADITI
• ADSE Rochester
• UR SACNAS
• Graduate Students of Color
• Multi-Cultural Student Organizations
• College Diversity Roundtable (CDR) Committee
• Chinese Students and Scholars Association
• Graduate Students Raising Families
• Persian Student Association
• Rochester Indian Association
• QSOC (Queer Students of Color) (student-led group that both serves as a safe space discussion group and resource for Pride Network events)
• Asian American Alliance
• Rochester Women Leaders

There are several books we recommend if you are interested in learning more about diversity, equity, and inclusion. An asterisk (*) indicates that the book is available in the UR Libraries system. These titles are also available in the ECE Lending Library - 514 Computer Studies Building.

• *Stamped From The Beginning — Ibram X. Kendi
• Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds (same ideas as above, but written for young adults)
• *How To Be An Antiracist — Ibram X. Kendi
• *So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo | Seal Press
• Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
• Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams by Stefanie K. Johnson
• *When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Cullors, asha bandele
• *White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
• *Equity in Science: Representation, culture and the dynamics of change in graduate education by Posselt
• *Making Black Scientists: A call to action by Gasman & Nguyen
• *The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate by Jeannie Gainsburg
• Racial Justice at Work: Practilcal Solutions for Systemic Change by Mary-Frances Winters and the Winters Group Team
• *Disability Visibility-First Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong
• *Demystifying Disabiity - What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally by Emily Ladau

June is Pride Month and the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation explores the month’s roots in protest and fighting back with collections that help tell the story of Rochester’s queer community.

We recommend the following talks and websites for insightful perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion:

• Stop AASPI Hate
• REAL Conversations series (Rochester’s Equity and Access Leadership monthly Lecture)
• The world needs all kinds of minds (Temple Grandin, YouTube channel)
• David Bellos: Linguistic Diversity IS Language (YouTube channel)
• Emmanuel Acho: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube channel)
• Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality
• Kimberlé Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality
• What is Intersectionality and Why is it Important?

Review issues of the ECE DEI Newsletter.

September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
May 2024
October 2024
November 2024
December 2024
February 2025
March 2025
April 2025