Student Diversity Events

Join us for a discussion about Selma, the 2014 film directed by Ava DuVernay that chronicles the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

Join us for an evening Zoom talk with Dr. Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) on decolonization in science, technology, and policy, and the implications for land and life, not only for Indigenous peoples, but for all of us. 

WMCSSA has organized our annual Lunar New Year Celebration to bring the Chinese student body together and to make them feel at home. 

Join faculty and staff from William & Mary’s professional schools—Law School, School of Education, and Mason School of Business—for a “brave bubble” conversation on the recent executive orders on critical race theory in Virginia.

Benjamin Crump, a civil rights leader and attorney who has represented such clients as the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, will speak at William & Mary’s 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.

Join the School of Education as we unveil a new wall honoring trailblazers who have shaped the history of the school, university and broader field of education. 

Valentine's Day Candy Grams are being sold by the Black Student Organization and are sponsored by the Center for Student Diversity! Preorders run until February 11, 2022 at 12pm. 

Dr. Michael Torrence, President of Motlow State Community College, will present "Cultivating an Inclusive Environment."

Profs Jackson Sasser (Govt.) and Adrienne Petty (History) will talk about deemphasized aspects of Black history. 

This cultural event is meant to highlight Black Owned Businesses in Virginia, and aspiring student entrepreneurs.

Mr. Burton was only 16 years old when he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of his mother. He served 19 years before being released on parole, and carried the wrongful conviction around for 28 years before exoneration

Join the School of Education community for our next Courageous Conversation: Whitewashing of Public Education and How to Move Forward.

Have four mentoring conversations with community leaders who forward racial and social justice through policy, law, activism, education, and more. Learn about their personal and professional lessons learned.

Historical narratives create deep beliefs about who we are, where we come from, and what are the right prospects. Hear new perspectives, share your own, and spend a unique hour in dialogue with six other attendees from across Williamsburg and W&M.

Join us for our first Brown Table Talk meeting at the Center for Student Diversity as we discuss bouncing back from obstacles and setbacks! Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6 PM.

Abdellah Taïa’s Transflilial Myth Making and Unfaithful Realms of Memory

Denis M. Provencher (University of Arizona)

You are invited to a “grown-ish” watch party (Season 1 Episode 10) and personal development conversation on dating as a black student at a Predominantly White Institution on this Friday, February 25th at 5:30 pm in Blow Memorial Hall 201.