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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Natl Theme - Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African Am. Memories
See our attached UMBC calendar of events highlighting what's happening on and off-campus!! This calendar is produced by Student Life’s Mosaic: Center for Culture and Diversity and highlights some...
Posted: January 12, 2016, 11:56 AM
An article from Sojourners magazine
What role does Thanksgiving play in our lives and our faith? When we think about the meeting of the first pilgrims and Indians, we usually connect vicariously to one side of that old...
Posted: November 24, 2015, 1:37 PM
New Documentary by Nadia Sasso!
Photo of Nadia Sasso, "Am I" director. Provided By Nadia Sasso by Sameer Rao| Mon, Nov 2, 2015 3:00 PM EST "When we go out, the first thing that everyone sees is that we’re black. Our...
Posted: November 11, 2015, 2:44 PM
Learn more at our Nov. 11th What's the Tea Discussion!
Presidential Proclamation -- National Native American Heritage Month, 2015 NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2015 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A...
Posted: November 6, 2015, 1:40 PM
Where We've Been, Where We're Going and How To Get There
Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:00 p.m., Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery Ari Ne’eman will discuss the history of disability policy in the United States, how social attitudes and government policy...
Posted: October 9, 2015, 4:25 PM
