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A recent town hall provided Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's students, staff and faculty the opportunity to discuss Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality -- topics which have frequently debated across the country.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 300 people attended the first in a series of virtual town halls as the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ community addresses systemic racism by learning, listening and taking action as a collective.

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, says civil disturbances of the kind witnessed since the death of George Floyd represent moments of opportunity for societies.

For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.

Recently, nearly 100 people gathered at the Kent Student Center to honor and welcome new diverse faculty and staff from all Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ campuses.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ takes part in the Equality March, kicking off Akron Pride 2017.