Diversity & Inclusion
Making All People Visible and Valued
At Ohio University, our vision for Diversity and Inclusion is to celebrate all members of our University community and to broaden our collective understanding by uplifting diverse identities, cultures, experiences and perspectives. We recognize that this requires a willingness to have hard conversations, to recognize and call out prejudice, to hear and respect vastly different points of view, and to do all this with civility and grace.
2022 Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 each year, marks our country’s second independence day. Although Juneteenth has long been celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely unknown to most Americans. This year, Ohio University is celebrating the occasion on Saturday, June 18, with a health walk, festival and more. Students, faculty, staff and members of the OHIO community are all welcomed to partake in the festivities.
Building Community and Supporting Identity
Diversity & Inclusion Centers
2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021
Ohio University
has been awarded the
2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
for the fourth consecutive year
Diversity & Inclusion Special Events
Ohio University’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion will host the fourth annual Diversity Leadership Institute virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, April 13, beginning at 9:30 a.m. This year’s theme is Anti-Bias Education and the Division of Diversity and Inclusion is partnering with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to offer featured speakers who will focus on this topic.
Did you miss one of our virtual live special events? Check out the recordings of these virtual events.
Acknowledging the work happening around us
We believe the moments we don’t see are the ones that can matter the most, and those are the ones that should be a part of our everyday conversations. We see it in campus offices, in peer mentoring, meetings, classrooms, research, and residence halls.
Challenging our community to move forward, together
We shine a light so that this work can be seen. We provide a platform to the voices of the overlooked, We give space to engage, to be challenged, and to grow. Because in this moment it’s not just about what we need to do, but who we need to become.
Learning from our storied past
We follow in the footsteps of OHIO’s firsts: Templeton, Boyd, Blackburn, Murayama. Their visibility opened doors for us. Learning from our storied past, we know first-hand the transformative nature of our community, we challenge ourselves to go further.
Diversity Tours of Athens
Take virtual tours that explore the Black and Women's History of Athens