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T’Kheya-D’Vrehy Yisrael ’19 Celebrates Black Culture on Campus

Strong women get things done — proven time and time again by senior T’Kheya-D’Vrehy Yisrael — a role model, visionary and student leader dedicated to Stony Brook University and her peers. T’Kheya, a biochemistry and...

March 19, 2019

3 min read

These three students from University of New Haven are the only women in their chemistry class.

Community Diversity News Highlights On Campus

Stony Brook University Celebrates International Women’s Day

On Saturday, March 9, Stony Brook University hosted and celebrated International Women’s Day with the theme, “Girl Power in STEM: Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.” The event — hosted by Brookhaven Women in...

March 11, 2019

4 min read

Community Diversity Home Page Spotlight On Campus

Support the International Food Pantry at Stony Brook

Help establish an international food table to appeal to our diverse campus community by donating to the International Food Drive — presented by Food with Meaning, a Presidential Mini-Grant Program managed by the Office...

March 11, 2019

1 min read

Diversity On Campus Student Spotlight

Asian Market Opens in Wang Center

People from all across campus enjoyed the grand opening of Jasmine Market, a new 550-square-foot mini-mart located in the Charles B. Wang Center. Participating students enjoyed samples of the new snacks available at...

March 8, 2019

2 min read

Diversity Events

Black History Month Closes with Guests, Performances

Throughout the month of February, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Black History Month Committee of Stony Brook University coordinated and hosted Black History Month, an annual tradition that celebrates the...

March 6, 2019

3 min read

Community Diversity Events News Highlights On Campus

University Highlights Diversity and Inclusion Through Calendar

The Calendar to Promote Diversity and Inclusion highlights programming and community engagement efforts across the University that recognize the culture, traditions, contributions, and struggles of identity groups that...

March 5, 2019

4 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity Student Spotlight

Center for Civic Justice Goes Far Beyond Stony Brook

The Center for Civic Justice has been recognized with a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) award, an invitation to the Harvard Institute of Politics, and for its students’ role in making...

March 4, 2019

3 min read

Diversity Events On Campus

March 14 Provost’s Lecture: A Dialogue on Diversity

Patricia Matthew—Diversity, Faculty Retention, and Institutional Practices: A Dialogue Patricia A. Matthew, Associate Professor of English at Montclair State University, is the editor of Written/Unwritten: Diversity...

March 4, 2019

2 min read

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Chef Kwame Kicks Off Black History Month with His Personal Recipe for Success

Stony Brook’s Black History Month celebrations began in full-flavored fashion on February 6 with a presentation by Chef Kwame Onwuachi from BRAVO’s “Top Chef” program. He joined a ballroom full of fellow...

February 25, 2019

4 min read

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Michelle Mbekeani ’11 Works Towards a Better World

Michelle Mbekeani ’11 is ready to turn 30. However, nine years into what she calls “the most uncertain decade,” Mbekeani has a lot to show for her twenties. As a Policy Advisor for Juvenile Justice at the Cook County...

February 22, 2019

10 min read

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Stony Brook Awarded AAU Grant to Supplement STEM Education

The Association of American Universities (AAU) has selected Stony Brook University to receive an AAU mini-grant that will advance its newly designed Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) honors curriculum, which has...

February 20, 2019

3 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity On Campus Student Spotlight

PhD Works Professional Development Awards Advance Diversity and Inclusion

Fifteen graduate students from the arts, humanities, sciences and engineering at Stony Brook University received PhD Works Professional Development Awards for Inclusion and Equity during 2018. Awardees received up to...

February 19, 2019

2 min read

Diversity News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

“When I started learning about research, one thing I heard often people talk about was the feeling you get when you are researching something that’s your own, something that no one else is doing,” says...

February 11, 2019

2 min read

Community Diversity Events On Campus

Black Lives Matter Panel Discussion and Photo Exhibit

University Libraries and the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy are sponsoring a panel discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement in New York City and on Long Island, along with an...

February 6, 2019

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment Diversity Global

PBS’s “Lucky Chow” to Feature Wang Center Potato Exhibit

When we think about the staples of Asian cuisine, rice springs automatically to mind. However, as a recent exhibit at Stony Brook University’s Charles B. Wang Center made clear, potatoes are also fundamental to...

February 5, 2019

3 min read

Diversity News Highlights On Campus

The Red Hot Career Closet is Seeking Donations

The Red Hot Career Closet and Mentoring Program is a new initiative made possible by a Presidential Mini-Grant for Diversity that will be piloted during the spring semester by External Scholarships and Fellowships...

February 5, 2019

1 min read

Alumni News Alumni Spotlight Black/Latino Group Diversity Faculty/Staff Leadership Stony Brook Matters

Jarvis Watson to Serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Stony Brook University alumnus Jarvis M. Watson, who has served as Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Student Affairs, will now serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and will serve on...

January 25, 2019

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment Diversity Faculty/Staff SB Southampton

An Interview with Stony Brook Poet Cornelius Eady

As a complement to our feature on Cornelius Eady, we present the complete interview below. Q: What does the current crop of African-American literary writers have in common with their forebears, such as Langston Hughes...

January 24, 2019

21 min read

Category: Diversity

Stony Brook University Celebrates International Women’s Day

Support the International Food Pantry at Stony Brook

Asian Market Opens in Wang Center

Black History Month Closes with Guests, Performances

University Highlights Diversity and Inclusion Through Calendar

Center for Civic Justice Goes Far Beyond Stony Brook

March 14 Provost’s Lecture: A Dialogue on Diversity

Chef Kwame Kicks Off Black History Month with His Personal Recipe for Success

Michelle Mbekeani ’11 Works Towards a Better World

Stony Brook Awarded AAU Grant to Supplement STEM Education

PhD Works Professional Development Awards Advance Diversity and Inclusion

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

PBS’s “Lucky Chow” to Feature Wang Center Potato Exhibit

The Red Hot Career Closet is Seeking Donations

Jarvis Watson to Serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

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