Winter 2022 Initiatives
Join us for events that continue reflecting on the following question: How can we honor the work of Civil Rights Activists of the past/present and commit to the theme of truth, racial healing and transformation within our campus community? Click through the carousel for recent event listings.
Diversity Common Reader Project
"This year's book selection is a brand-new nonfiction graphic novel that tells the story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, through the lives of three historical figures who experienced it firsthand--and resisted it. The topic is timely, given the upcoming 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 (which authorized the camps), the current rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, and ongoing debates about immigration, citizenship, and policies of detention and family separation. Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura's book is applicable to a lot of different courses and accessible to a wide range of readers."
LESLEY LARKIN
DCRP committee chair | NMU English Professor
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
Thank you to all who have supported the ongoing work as we further learn how to honor the Anishinaabe Nation living here in G'chi-Namebini Ziibing (Marquette).
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NMU Diversity Statement
Northern Michigan University strives to be an inclusive community where differences are recognized as assets of the institution, respected attributes of the person and a valuable part of the university experience.
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Inclusion - Core Value
Northern is a safe and welcoming place. We aspire to learn from and encourage each other as global citizens, neighbors, colleagues, and family. We desire to be a role model in embracing all types of diversity and diverse points of view, engaging in civil society and governance, protecting human rights and promoting social justice.