Raising Our Voice

A warm welcome to Preston Vargas, new Director of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis

Find information about and links for Juneteenth and Pride Month events taking place in June 2023

Learn the origins of CIIS' 28 Days of Blackness event

Read about the history of Juneteenth, and watch a video with Damali Robertson on what the day means for CIIS

A letter from Provost Kathy Littles

Celebrating Earth Day every day with CIIS' sustainability and social justice initiatives

Reflecting on how we must do more than simply publish land acknowledgements when we honor the Native peoples of this continent and beyond.

To be overseen by our Chief Diversity Officer, Rachel Bryant

CIIS and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion recognize the historic contributions made by LGBTQ+ artists, activists, and thought-leaders across the state and around the country.

We invite our community to reflect on anti-Blackness in U.S. history and present day, and to actively engage in the work to end racism against Black people.