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08/11/2021
FOCUS gives the Miami community a chance to explore major topics with a closer look
Miami has launched a university-wide initiative to explore the theme of Race and Racial Justice as part of its new FOCUS program.There will be many ways to join the discussion in this year’s inaugural theme, Race and Racial Justice. It offers an exploration of race as a social concept and racism as a powerful and persistent feature of societies and social institutions, including Miami.
08/11/2021
Miami staff: Receive two days of bonus leave if you report your vaccination status
Staff who submit their vaccination status (whether vaccinated or not) will receive two days of bonus leave to use in lieu of vacation over winter break.
08/11/2021
Weekly Three 08/11/21
The Weekly Three posting from the Office of Institutional Diversity on August 11, 2021: DEI Implementation, Community Updates, and Celebrations and Recognition
08/04/2021
Weekly Three 08/04/21
The Weekly Three posting from the Office of Institutional Diversity on August 4, 2021: DEI Implementation, Community Updates, and Celebrations and Recognition
07/30/2021
Miami University names Stephen VanWinkle its new chief of police
VanWinkle restructured MUPD's community relations team to do more community outreach programming on campus, now offering more than 100 programs each year for students, faculty and staff.
07/28/2021
Weekly Three 07/28/21
The Weekly Three posting from the Office of Institutional Diversity on July 28, 2021: DEI Implementation, Community Updates, and Celebrations and Recognition
07/21/2021
Weekly Three 07/21/21
The Weekly Three posting from the Office of Institutional Diversity on July 21, 2021: DEI Implementation, Community Updates, and Celebrations and Recognition
07/14/2021
Weekly Three 07/14/21
The Weekly Three posting from the Office of Institutional Diversity on July 14, 2021: DEI Implementation, Community Updates, and Celebrations and Recognition
07/13/2021
Professor Rodney Coates awarded the President's Medal
Rodney Coates teaches critical race theory to 30 student-athletes participating in the Summer Bridge Program, which Coates created several years ago with Craig Bennett, now senior director of the Student Success Center. In this photo, he's teaching about Loving v. Virginia, the landmark civil rights decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.The professor of critical race and ethnic studies was presented with the award “in recognition of his extraordinary service to Miami University and the entire Miami Community."