Student Diversity Events

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The Equal Rights Amendment and Its Passage in Virginia: What Happens Now? A Conversation Between Professor Larsen and Toby Heytens, Solicitor General of Virginia

Join Rainbow Coalition and W&M Health Promotion's Eric Garrison as we discuss how to engage in safe, joyful, consensual LGBTQIA+ sexuality. 

Students can submit anonymous questions here

Italian Studies welcomes back filmmaker and activist Fred Kuwornu to discusses the impact of Black Lives Matter in Italy, the country's colonial legacy, and Kuwornu's latest web doc series about Black Italian identity.

Join Professor Michele Goodwin, who expands the reproductive rights debate beyond abortion and discusses how laws criminalize women - especially poor women and women of color - for miscarriages, stillbirths and threatening the health of their pregnancies.

AMP Homebrew Committee and Impact Committee invites you to a night of Spoken Word and Poetry on Thursday, October 8th at 8 P.M, featuring slam poet Joan ‘Lyric’ Leslie. This event will be hosted on Zoom. 

Please join us for lecture by APIA guest speaker. Roberto Jamora discusses his journey as a Filipino American artist and the work he is called to do and make.

Join us to learn all about JLSA and our open board positions! For 2L and 3L members, come say welcome! VIRTUAL

Join MIMS on Tuesday, October 13th at 5pm for a panel discussion with M.D, D.O., Masters, and NIH gap year students! Learn about the different paths to medicine and what your options are after graduation. You do not want to miss it! Zoom ID: 98893604944

A career panel for students and other parties interested in careers in China-related fields. The four panelists will make statements and take questions. Featuring Alex Bate '18, Helen Taylor '07, Susan Jakes and Graham Webster.

Virtual talk on "Disparities, Determinants and Data in the Era of Covid-19" by Rashida Dorsey, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Founder and Principal, WisdomBuilds)

Join AMP’s Impact committee for a night of inspiration and conversation with Dancing With the Stars winner, model, producer, and activist with Nyle DiMarco!

Professor Utkin will discuss configurations of queer subjectivity in interwar Europe’s Russian diaspora. 

Funding provided by the Gregory Tepper Lecture Fund, the German Studies Program, and the Reves Center for International Studies

Historical Presentation on Marshall 'Major' Taylor - World Champion Cyclist and African American Pioneer in Professional Sports

Faculty, alumni, and students gather to offer song, dance, poetry, and tributes to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all Equal Rights heroes like her. Admission by registration: https://www.aguasartsink.com/register-for-a-show

Voter suppression, harsh voter ID laws, and voter disenfranchisement are on the rise. How does this affect primaries and United States' most-watched election?

Modern Arabic Poetry Reading

Join us for a joint diversity panel series presented by the Cohen Career Center, Center for Student Diversity, and W&M Alumni Association.

Learn about menstrual cups, hygiene, and more! There will be a giveaway!

Study abroad from a student's perspective.

The 5th Annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium will be held virtually on Friday, October 23 beginning at 9:00 am. This year’s event is open to students, faculty, and staff. Our three speakers will feature James Rothrock, Dr. Tyrone Howard, & Sahaj Kohli. 

On October 27th, in line with the news of allegations of hysterectomies and other unwanted medical surgeries at ICE facilities -- Health Law & Policy Society, Women's Law Society and Immigration Law & Service Law Society will be co-sponsoring a Q&A panel.

Join The Lemon Project as we discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates’ June 2014 article “The Case for Reparations.” 

Join us for Part IV of our series. This week we will focus on Increasing Your Network! Thursday, October 29th at 6pm. Come have a seat at the table {A space for women to speak their truth and share their experience}

Learn more about William & Mary’s Highland, the home of a president’s family and generations of enslaved individuals. The site is undergoing a necessary re-interpretation with vital input from its Descendant Advisory Council.

A Live event featuring readings of "Hands Up: 7 Authors, 7 Testaments", and a talkback with our directors and actors! Streaming LIVE on Thursday, Oct. 29, and available as a recorded performance through Nov. 1.