Welcome from Liz Mendez-Shannon, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Welcome from Liz Mendez-Shannon, Director of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity

We invite you to explore how the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) fosters a sense of community through our commitment to access, opportunity, and diversity. Please navigate this page to learn how we are fostering a more welcoming and respectful community and empowering our students, faculty, and staff with the skills to lead in a culturally and globally diverse society and workforce.

Student cultural houses

The Afro House is a safe space for Black students, where they can feel welcomed and at home.

Afro House-advised student groups

Asian Pacific American Cultural Center (APACC) is a space for affirming and healing student identities affiliated with the center, and a space for fellowship and community building.

Latin Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) fosters a sense of belonging, where students can authentically engage with their personal, academic, cultural, emotional, and spiritual identities in a safe, trusting, loving, non-competitive, non-judgmental, yet challenging space.

Pride House supports student success and holistic wellness by providing a nurturing and affirming space for our LGBTQ students.

Events

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IWP Reading at Prairie Lights Books

Sunday, September 22, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
A reading by international writers and UI MFA students.

Hubbard Scholars Study Tables

Monday, September 23, 2024 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
An opportunity to network and study with other Black men across campus.
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Medicine and Humanities Celebration

Monday, September 23, 2024 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility
Dr. Mgbechi Erondu of Stanford Medicine will be speaking at Iowa's Fall 2024 Medicine and Humanities Celebration on Monday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Medical Educational Research Facility (MERF) Auditorium. This is the second in a series of events striving to highlight the powerful relationship between great literature and great medicine, with the first being Dr. Liana Meffert's Humanities in Medicine lecture last Fall. Speaker Info: Mgbechi Erondu, MD, MFA, graduated from Princeton...
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