Jollof Rice With Grandma
Cook along with Ada and her Grandma as they make Jollof Rice! In this book, Ada is a 6 year old girl who loves cooking and learning. She is part of an international family. Her grandparents are visiting from Nigeria and she is very excited! Her Grandmother has promised to cook a popular dish enjoyed by millions!
Age: an overlooked factor in higher education DEI initiatives
As universities around the world strive to cultivate diverse and equitable communities, a recent study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis highlights the necessity of recognizing age as a fundamental dimension of diversity.
African Film Festival spotlights diversity of continent
The 18th annual African Film Festival returns to Washington University in St. Louis March 22-24. Highlights include screenings of “Omen,” an award-winning drama from the Democratic Republic of Congo; “Banel and Adama,” a love story from Senegal; and the youth matinee featuring five short films including the Annie Award-winning animated short “Enkai.”
Celebrate International Women’s Day at Olin’s ‘She Suite’
Olin Business School’s annual “She Suite,” a panel discussion on women and leadership in the business world, is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium. Register to attend the event in person or virtually.
Gonzalez honored by ‘Diverse: Issues In Higher Education’
Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected as one of 40 women making a difference in higher education by “Diverse: Issues In Higher Education,” a leading publication that covers diversity news in colleges and universities.
Naming Review Board appointed
The university has established a framework to examine issues of naming or renaming of buildings and other spaces, professorships and scholarships. People can submit requests for named features to be reviewed. Applications are open for two at-large members to join the Naming Review Board.
Greenwood Cemetery association to be honored with Rosa Parks award
Members of the Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association will receive the annual Rosa L. Parks Award during the university’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at Graham Chapel.
Hodges receives geospatial diversity fellowship, Dean’s Select Fellowship
Nia Hodges, a second-year master’s student studying data analytics and statistics at the McKelvey School of Engineering, recently won a Diversity Fellowship Award from the Taylor Geospatial Institute, a collaboration that aims to advance geospatial technology.
Puray-Chavez named Mendez Scholar
Virologist Maritza Puray-Chavez, a staff scientist at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2023 Dr. Eddie Mendez Scholar by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Paving a path to WashU for rural students
WashU’s Heartland Initiative aims to expand educational access to students from small towns in Missouri and southern Illinois. This fall, a new team of rural admissions officers logged 10,000 miles traveling to 80 schools in rural Missouri and Illinois, some for the very first time.
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