Diversity, Equity and Inclusion


March 20, 2018

Diversity Day Brings Undergrads to UAMS

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Debrah Mitchell, recruiting specialist for the UAMS College of Health Professions, speaks to students at UAMS Diversity Day on March 9.

March 20, 2018 | One hundred students from 24 Arkansas colleges and universities now know a little bit about what it takes to be a student at UAMS. The undergraduates spent the day on UAMS’ campus March 9 querying current UAMS students, speaking with representatives from various UAMS colleges, learning best practices for success at…


October 11, 2017

UAMS Tours The World at International Fest, Caps Diversity Month

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UAMS International Fest Diversity Month

Oct. 11, 2017 | On most days the ground floor concourse in the Education II Building is a thoroughfare and gathering place for students, but Sept. 28 it became a mode for world travels. UAMS faculty, staff and students who attended transformed into globetrotting tourists and sightseers. It began in China, sampling local cuisine, admiring…


September 12, 2017

UAMS Honors Individuals for Diversity Efforts

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UAMS Diversity Awards 2017

Sept. 12, 2017 | Four members of the UAMS family were recognized Sept. 6 for their contributions to promoting diversity on campus and in the community at the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs’ annual State of Diversity and Inclusion ceremony. Santiago Gonzales, a medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine; Brittney Roy, program coordinator…


August 11, 2017

UAMS Diversity Programs Get $24,000 Boost from Bank of America

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Students who took part in the Center for Diversity Affairs' summer enrichment programs pose with center staff and Bank of America representatives Donnie Cook (back row, fifth from left) and Heather Albright (front row, holding check).

August 11, 2017 | An informal thank-you luncheon held Aug. 2 for UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs students and donors had a sweet ending, thanks to a surprise presentation of $24,000 from Bank of America. Although the event had been planned weeks in advance, the gift was not announced until the day before. Bank of…


March 22, 2017

UAMS Welcomes Undergraduate Students for Diversity Day

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UAMS Diversity Day

March 22, 2017 | Undergraduate students recently learned the ins and outs of what it’s like to be a UAMS student and work toward a career in health care. More than 150 students from 10 Arkansas colleges and universities were on campus March 10 as part of UAMS Diversity Day, an event sponsored by the…



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