Diversity - Resources
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is commemorated each year on June 19th.
- The national registry Juneteenth organizations and supporters website - Used consistently by universities as the go-to info page on the event
- Teaching Juneteenth - Teaching Tolerance Magazine
- The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth - The National Museum of African American History and Culture
- The History of Juneteenth - History.com
- Celebrating Juneteenth - The National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day - Smithsonian Magazine
- 12 Things You Might Not Know About Juneteenth - Mental Floss.com
Additional Resources
- National Museum of African American History & Culture - Provides virtual exhibitions, online collections and educational resources, including “Talking About Race.”
- Digital Schomburg - The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
- “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War” - PBS Series with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Communities & Identities
- Counseling & Psychological Services - Colonial Health Center
- GSEHD Well Being Initiative Blog
- GW Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement Initiatives
- How the University Responds to Bias, Hate Crimes, and Discrimination
- Military & Veteran Services
- Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Bias Reporting Site Launch
- Relevant Policies
- Report a Bias Incident Online
- Speakers & Training Opportunities - (ODECE)
- Tools for Faculty & Staff to Create an Inclusive Campus
- GSEHD Diversity Resource E-Mail
Past Events
Explore past events and view the recorded video of many virtual events.
February 22, 2023 - 12:00 PM
GSEHD Presents: Queer As Black
In Honor of Black History Month
Learn more about the intersection of Black history and Queer theory.
February 15, 2023 - 12:00 PM
GSEHD'S Annual Spring 2023 DEI Kickoff and Community Conversation
Learn more about GSEHD's DEI initiatives and share your input and ideas.
January 19, 2023 - 5:00 PM
GSEHD's Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lecture {Recording}
Moving Towards Antiracism: A Group Process
GSEHD Hosts Lecture on Importance of Antiracism in Counseling Services - View Recording
February 6, 2023 - 6:00 PM
Living and Thinking Under Catastrophe: Combative Decoloniality as Counter-Catastrophic Thinking, Creation, and Action
GW University Seminar
Part of the 2022-23 GW University Seminar: "And the Earth Was Laid Out for All Living Beings: Muslim Epistemologies, Science, & Non-Western Ways of Knowing."
December 1, 2022 - 12:00 PM
World AIDS Day - Expert Discussion
GSEHD is hosting a community discussion with Dr. Jonathan Rendina, who will highlight how the nature of the AIDS crisis has evolved and current initiatives.
December 5, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Neither Servants nor Subjects: The Qur'an's Integrative Environmental Ethic
A GW University Seminar co-hosted by Dr. Arshad I. Ali, Associate Professor of Educational Research, and GSEHD alumna Dr. Ebtissam Oraby.
October 20, 2022 - 7:15 PM
Student-Only Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Town Halls
This is an opportunity to learn more about GSEHD DEI initiatives and to share feedback, concerns, and ask questions of your Committee Representative.
October 19, 2022 - 12:00 PM
Student-Only Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Town Halls
This is an opportunity to learn more about GSEHD DEI initiatives and to share feedback, concerns, and ask questions of your Committee Representative.