Diversity

Inclusive Excellence: Face your own biases

Presenter urges people to acknowledge their preconceived notions, take bold steps to address them.

Dec 15, 2021

Sheritta Strong, MD, assistant vice chancellor of inclusion.

MLK Day celebration will be held virtually Jan. 17

Event will include presentation of med center’s first Unsung Hero Award; nominations being sought.

Dec 7, 2021

Cheryl Logan, EdD, has served as superintendent of the Omaha Public Schools since 2018.

Inclusive Excellence set for Dec. 9

Presentation will be from Verna Myers, a Harvard-trained lawyer and vice president of inclusion strategy at Netflix.

Dec 2, 2021

Sheritta Strong, MD, assistant vice chancellor of inclusion, will host the discussion.

From the DEI Office: Looking back at our first year

November marks a year since Dean Britigan created the College of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Nov 24, 2021

From left, College of Medicine Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Shirley Delair, MD; College of Medicine Assistant Dean of DEI education programs Nada Fadul, MD; UNMC Assistant Vice Chancellor of Inclusion Sheritta Strong, MD; College of Medicine Assistant Dean of DEI Student Programs Armando De Alba, MD; and College of Medicine Director of Medical Pathways Liliana Bronner.

Diversity of thought is focus of Nov. 11 Inclusive Excellence session

Sean Edmund Rogers, PhD, of the University of Rhode Island, will speak at the virtual event.

Nov 8, 2021

Sean Edmund Rogers, PhD, will speak at the next "Conversations for Inclusive Excellence" event.

Breakthrough Thinking series explores identity, population health

Accurately identifying a population is complicated.

Nov 4, 2021

Siobhan Wescott, MD

New Project SEARCH class ready to get to work

Job-search program has graduated more than 60 people since arriving on campus in 2015.

Oct 29, 2021

From left, interns Raheem Singleton-Sealy and Chelsea Robinson

A year-round employment effort

The Munroe-Meyer Institute has several programs that are designed to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities find competitive employment.

Oct 27, 2021

Mark Shriver, PhD

Job-training program expands at new MMI building

Career Work Readiness Program jumps in size with move to new space.

Oct 27, 2021

Rachel Ray of MMI speaks with members of the Career Work Readiness Program, including Bri Davis, at right.

From the DEI Office: Native American Heritage Month

The rich history of Native Americans in Nebraska goes back hundreds of years.

Oct 26, 2021

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