#Juneteenth

Learn more about the History of Women's Equity Day which was first celebrated in 1971! newsweek.com/womens-equalit…

‘How To’ Workshops are a selection of educational opportunities designed to inspire WPI community members to engage with DEI education through instructional, immersive and multimedia workshops. Check out the one scheduled for later this month! wpi.edu/news/announcem…

Join us on Oct. 18 where Dr. James Holly, Jr. scholarship calls attention to the ways anti-Blackness pervades engineering culture, and he uses reparatory justice as a framework to reconstruct engineering teaching, research, and practice. wpi.edu/news/announcem…

In Worcester, MA, we work, learn, and live on the ancestral homeland of the Nipmuc Indigenous tribe. The people the English referred to as Nipmuc, or “fresh water people” occupied the interior portion of what is now Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Happy National Coming Out Day from the team at OMA! Reminder: You do not need to come out for your identity to be valid. Learn more about National Coming Out Day at: hrc.org/resources/nati…

Throughout this month, OMA and Diversity Equity & Inclusion at WPI we will be collecting stories, traditions, photos, and narratives to honor and celebrate the many identities & cultures of the WPI community. Your submissions will be displayed throughout the month. Use the link in our bio to submit today!

November 4 is the Festival of Lights, also known as Diwali!   The name is derived from the Sanskrit term dipavali, meaning “row of lights.” The festival generally symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. The third day of Diwali is celebrated on Thursday, November 4, 2021.

The Diversity Equity & Inclusion at WPI would like to wish all a Happy Diwali (festival of lights)! Diwali is celebrated all over the world across various religions and cultures, especially in South Asia. npr.org/2021/11/04/105…