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.
Learn more about The Gathering Space
The Mosaic
The Mosaic strives to provide diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning opportunities that center and celebrate racial, ethnic, and national identities.
Learn more about The Mosaic
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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The CBCF Emerging Leaders: US-China Study Delegation is a study abroad program designed to provide African-American students living or attending school in Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member...
Posted: February 25, 2016, 3:55 PM
Check out the article in The Retriever Weekly
Click here to see the article on the Diversity Film Festival in recognition of Black History Month. The next movie in the series to be screened is Higher Learning Thursday, Feb 25th. ...
Posted: February 23, 2016, 12:28 PM
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Building a more Diverse Faculty** by Amy Scott, Marketplace Education Correspondent, NPR Keisha Allen is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where...
Posted: February 10, 2016, 11:24 AM
Press Release from Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal
Howard-Columbia Listening Session Postponed, Rescheduled! Due to the inclement weather, last night's community listening session, hosted in partnership with PFLAG Columbia-Howard has been...
Posted: February 8, 2016, 4:21 PM
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
