UMBC is one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, and we value the richness that such diversity brings to our campus community. At UMBC, Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b for short) creates opportunities for students to build their awareness of self and knowledge of diverse people, cultures, and belief systems. In our work, i3b aims to equip students, staff, and faculty with the awareness, knowledge, skills, and actions to co-create a more inclusive and social justice-oriented campus community. Through facilitated discussions, classes, informal gatherings, educational engagements, presentations, and campus-wide events, individual students, student organizations, as well as faculty and staff learn the skills to create inclusive, just, and mutually respectful communities at UMBC and beyond.
Our Centers:
The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being
The Gathering Space serves as a spiritually-centered space where UMBC community members can gather at the intersection of religion, faith, spirituality, and other lived experiences.
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The Mosaic
The Mosaic strives to provide diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning opportunities that center and celebrate racial, ethnic, and national identities.
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The Pride Center for LGBTQIA2+ Diversity
The Pride Center for LGBTQIA2+ Diversity is a communal space that envisions, nurtures, and advocates for a flourishing, healthy, and inclusive LGBTQIA2+ community.
Learn more about The Pride Center
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COVID-19 and Spring Break adjusted hours of operation
Dear Campus Life’s Diversity and Inclusion Community Members, Given the current and anticipated class cancellation and modifications to campus operations as a result of UMBC's spring break week...
Posted: March 12, 2020, 10:18 AM
Pardon our clean-up and training prep. We're reopening soon!
The biggest phase of construction, a new office for our Associate Director, has finished! However, now that the dust is settling, we need to reset our space and train our new Diversity and...
Posted: July 11, 2019, 10:56 AM
A Second Reflection by Karina Aquiahuatl Villagran
Earlier this month, my coworkers and I presented at the National Conference of Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) in Portland, Oregon. Our presentation was about the Mosaic’s...
Posted: June 28, 2019, 11:04 AM
A Reflection by Lilly Keplinger
Recently, folks from the Mosaic and I got the opportunity to travel to Portland, Oregon to present at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) to present a session on the theory and...
Posted: June 21, 2019, 1:41 PM
Come be a part of their annual event!
UMBC Hillel is holding their annual Freedom Seder on Wednesday, May 1 in the UC Ballroom. The event will feature four speakers, including two students, a faculty member and a Holocaust survivor....
Posted: April 30, 2019, 5:35 PM
