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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Ramadan this year starts on May 5th!
Ramadan is a month dedicated to fasting, spirituality & worship, and charity & community. It is the holiest month of the Muslim year and follows the lunar calendar. During this month, no...
Posted: May 3, 2019, 2:41 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
Please note that we will have modified hrs for Spring Break!
Hello Campus Partners, The UMBC Campus will be closed starting Saturday, March 16 - Tuesday, March 19. Our spaces will reopen on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, with the hours below:...
Posted: March 13, 2019, 6:34 PM
Women, Religion, and Leadership
Please note that there has been a date change to our event, How to Be A Better Ally: Women, Religion, and Leadership. It has been moved to Wednesday, March 6 at 5:30 pm in Commons 329. If you have...
Posted: March 4, 2019, 3:18 PM
Hello UMBC Community Members, UMBC’s Hillel is holding a healing space in response to this past weekend’s tragedy in Pittsburg from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. today in Campus Life's Mosaic (Commons 2B23)....
Posted: October 29, 2018, 11:10 AM
