As we kick off Pride Month, we are struck by how important and meaningful that word is. Pride. We honor our LGBTQIA+ staff members, students, alumni and families. For many of us, this is a time to celebrate our identities and voices, our activism and visibility, and all of the beauty, strength, complexity and diversity […]

Every May, we celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders’ (AAPIs) innumerable contributions to American history, culture, and society. We honor the AAPI legacy that stretches more than 400 years, to the day the first Filipinos landed on this continent in 1587. We reflect on  May 10, 1869, the day this country’s transformational, transcontinental railroad was […]

Since the beginning, women have sculpted our national and personal identities and helped define what we see as possible.  And, so when we look at history, we look to women. We look not only toward the names most often remembered during Women’s History Month, but also to the long list of innovators and change-makers collectively […]

This Women’s History Month, we honor our personal and national heroes. And, we are reminded of how the past is present. This national celebration of women’s history was initiated just 40 years ago with a single week in March before growing into a month-long remembrance of the women who have shaped our country. So many […]

Throughout Black History Month, we are celebrating important leaders in Black History and the scholars whose dreams they help make possible. Philip Emeagwali is a leader in the field of STEM. The Unsung Hero Behind the Internet It’s hard to remember what life was like before the internet. Many people contributed to the advancement of […]

Throughout Black History Month, we are celebrating important leaders in Black History and the scholars whose dreams they help make possible. Garrett Morgan is a legendary engineer and inventor. And he made the world around him better. Engineer Garrett Morgan Every driver who navigates a busy intersection owes a debt to Garrett Morgan. Before Morgan […]

Throughout Black History Month, we are celebrating important leaders in Black History and the scholars whose dreams they help make possible. Surya Bonaly is one of those leaders. Surya Bonaly is what greatness looks like. Figure Skating Legend Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly redefined a sport that wasn’t built for her. When the French international figure […]

Throughout Black History Month, we are celebrating important leaders in Black History and the scholars whose dreams they help make possible. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is one of those leaders. The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. It is difficult enough to grow a love of science and math into a doctorate in physics from one […]