Diversity

When an assistant racehorse trainer and mother of three returned to school, she discovered a passion for research.

This year, the annual Airbnb conference, OpenAir, will focus on a different challenge for the company and the tech industry: diversity and inclusion.

Ron and Vanessa Ford are the parents of a 5-year-old transgender child. A recent UW study is referenced.

Challenging perceptions about the academic contributions of men of color and student athletes.

Valerie Curtis-Newton directs the UW graduate acting and directing programs. Off-campus, she’s developed a career as a freelance stage director.

Eight-year-old Rachel White’s transgender journey has only begun. Despite support at home and school, there is no easy path ahead.

Airbnb banned a host in North Carolina Wednesday after he used racist language to tell a woman who had just booked a room she was not welcome because she was black.

University leaders might talk about the virtues of diversity but they don't often embody it.

Current state of Ottoman Jews in light of the political climate in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Professor Devin Naar is quoted.

The revival of "Roots" aims to deliver a visceral punch of the past to a younger demographic, consumed anew by questions of race, inequality and heritage.

An A&S board member shares her experience of traveling in Rome with English professor Shawn Wong and Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity students.

Working with Somali community leaders, a UW psychology professor has developed a trauma intervention program for the Somali community.  

Shirley Yee, professor of gender, women and sexuality studies at the UW, is featured in this column about how equality is portrayed in America. 

University of Washington, Jennifer Laird, wrote a widely cited dissertation, examining the effects of public-sector layoffs on different races

Professor Wendy Stone from Psychology discusses her work with Sesame Street.