Dear Campus Community, We invite UMSL faculty, staff, students, and community members to join the UMSL Forum for Community Dialogue on March 14, 2024, at 3:30 PM. This engaging event will center around the theme, “Economic Justice: What’s Possible in the 314?” The UMSL Forum for Community Dialogue aims to bring together members of the UMSL and greater St. Louis community, fostering conversations that enhance our collective capacity to consider and evaluate diverse perspectives on issues impacting our communities. These Community Dialogue Forums are designed to spur honest and open discussion o ..read more

Greetings, UMSL Community! As we step into the celebratory spirit of UMSL’s 60th year of operation, the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion is thrilled to share the outcomes of our recent Homecoming Door Decoration Contest under the theme “The Golden Legacy: UMSL Pride Meets Bridgerton.” It was truly an honor for our office to host this contest which encapsulates the creative spirit and community engagement that defines our UMSL community. Participants from various offices embraced the challenge of infusing UMSL Pride with the elegant styles of Bridgerton, resulting in a spectacu ..read more

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to host the annual observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Since the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance at UMSL on January 18, 1988, our campus community has celebrated the life, legacy and message of Dr. King with prolific speakers, inspiring music, and the presentation of scholarships. We invite you to join with us  Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11am in the Touhill Performing Arts Center. For additional information click here.     ..read more

The end of the semester and the holidays can mean additional stressors.  If you could use some support, the new EAP is there for you!  Our new EAP program is administered by Optum Live & Work Well and offers free confidential support and other on-demand resources 24/7 by calling (866) 248-4094 (Access Code: UMISSOURI) or visiting www.Liveandworkwell.com  For more information about the services that are now available to UMSL employees, please visit: the UM System Total Rewards page. Click here to download UMSL EAP Flyer . Please share with your colleagues! If you need help r ..read more

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UMSL launches new series to engage campus, community in deliberative dialogue on key societal issues ..read more

UMSL receives seventh Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine ..read more

On June 21, 2023, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in partnership with colleagues and friends congratulated and celebrated the retirement of Dana Beteet Daniels on over 20+ years of service to the institution. Dana, who officially retired on July 7th, most recently served as the Title IX Coordinator and Chief Equity Officer and will always remain an integral part of the ODEI Team. We look forward to your next journey!     https://blogs.umsl.edu/news/2022/09/19/tritons-united-programming/ https://blogs.umsl.edu/news/2021/12/13/tritons-united/ https://news.stlpublicradio ..read more

The University of Missouri-St. Louis proudly celebrates Black History Month! Check out the campus calendar for upcoming events. UMSL kicks off Black History Month with soul   Celebrating Black History Month 2023 with stories of UMSL excellence Cliff Albright stresses the importance of mobilizing Black voters in MLK Holiday Observance address ..read more

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to host the annual observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). Since the university’s inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance on January 18, 1988, the campus community has celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. King with prolific speakers, inspiring music, and a scholarship presentation to our outstanding UMSL students.  Please join us for this year’s celebration, “Give us the ballot!! How do we leverage the power of our collective voices to impact change” feat ..read more