A Celebration of Life and Death
Día de los Muertos: A time to remember and honor those who passed on before us, our ancestors, our families, our loved ones. The IEDI, The Office Institutional Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, of LBCC...
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Spreading Awareness: EDI Hosts Zoom Informational for Support Animal Knowledge
The Institutional Equity, Diversity & Inclusion held an informational Zoom event on Jan. 26 to spread awareness and knowledge about support animals. As described, there are three main types of support animals. The first...
Instilling Balance: An interview with Jason Dorsette, the new Executive Director of the EDI.
Jason Dorsette has officially been on campus working as the Executive Director of the Institution for Equity, Diversity. Raised in North Carolina, Dorsette comes from a close-knit community of civil rights activists who he...
EDI Hosts Discussion on Racial Tension and Police Brutality
On Monday, May 25, Minneapolis man George Floyd was killed during an altercation with police that ended with officer Dave Chauvin pinning Floyd to the ground by the neck. The pressure of Chauvin’s weight...
Albany City Councilman Alex Johnson Speaks in the IEDI
The overarching theme of Albany City Councilor Alex Johnson II’s talk last Wednesday in the IEDI was one of community outreach. At the beginning of the meeting, Johnson, sporting his Councilor of Albany’s Ward...
Dorian Smith Seeks To Expand Educational Opportunities for Black Students At OSU
In an excellent talk on Wednesday, OSU Coordinator of Black Student Access and Success Dorian Smith, who’s job entails supporting and connecting with all black students at OSU, focused on his personal experience as...
Thinking Outside The Classroom: IEDI Encourages Student Leaders To Serve on Conference Panel
This week’s focus for the Institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (IEDI) Update is the upcoming event “Think Outside the Classroom,” a panel discussion about the value of attending conferences. Organizer Catherine Stevens is a...
