Equity and Inclusion

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Students

At the University at Buffalo, excellence—embracing and exhibiting the highest level of quality in research, teaching and service—can be achieved only when diverse perspectives are engaged. The Office of the Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion plans, coordinates, and monitors the UB’s efforts to institutionalize the culture of equity and inclusion university-wide.

DIFCON: Owning Our Differences. April 17 -21 at noon. Come and debate with others about controversial topics in a respectful and insightful way.

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A Proud History

1920

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In 1920 the University publishes the earliest known non-discrimination statement. It stated that the University was "For all Buffalo Boys and Girls - regardless of race, creed or class."
1899

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In 1899 Helen Z. M. Rodgers and Cecil B. Weiner are the first female graduates of the Law School.
1970

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In the fall of 1970, UB's undergraduates started the university's first student organization for gay students, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF)
1880

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The first known African-American graduate of UB, J. Robert Love received his medical degree on February 25, 1880.
1938

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In 1938 Eva Noles became the first African American registered nurse to graduate from an area hospital. She later went on to earn a B.S. in nursing from UB in 1962.

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MEET THE VPEI

Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion, Teresa A. Miller

Provost Charles F. Zukoski announced in an email to the campus community, the appointment of Law Professor, Teresa A. Miller, as the University at Buffalo’s first vice provost for equity and inclusion on Feb. 20, 2014.

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UB & Immigration

President Tripathi statement on executive order suspending entry to the U.S. by citizens from certain countries

Resources for our students, faculty, scholars and employees who are concerned with the impact of recent changes to immigration law.

Updates on Federal immigration Executive Orders>