Spanish professor Patricia Tomé's class

September 12, 2024

Rollins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Rollins celebrates the lives and contributions of Hispanic Americans through a host of programming meant to engage, educate, and inspire.

Rollins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Fairolyn Livingston ’81, Black Lives Matter sign at Annie Russell Theatre, Hannibal Square street sign, and Black Student Union Soul Food Sunday celebration

June 12, 2024

Rollins Celebrates Juneteenth with Community and Reflection

Commemorating the end of slavery in Texas, Juneteenth serves as a powerful “day on” for embracing cultural vibrancy and resilience in the Black community.

Rollins Celebrates Juneteenth with Community and Reflection
Kyle Meyer, Alise Fortune, Fatima Sani, and Bronwyn Holder

May 07, 2024

Rollins Announces 2024 Presidential Awards for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

The award honors students, faculty, and staff for efforts aimed at promoting diversity awareness, representation, and inclusion within the Rollins workplace and student community.

Rollins Announces 2024 Presidential Awards for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Chinese dragon dance on campus

April 26, 2024

Rollins Celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Rollins honors the lives and invaluable contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through a diverse range of engagement and education.

Rollins Celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority induction ceremony at Rollins.

December 14, 2023

Historic Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated Comes to Rollins

Rollins welcomes to campus Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the oldest established Greek-letter organization for Black women.

Historic Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated Comes to Rollins
Rollins students on an immersion experience on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

November 28, 2023

Spirit of the Land: Unearthing Native American Heritage

With passion and purpose, a cohort of Rollins students set out to explore Native American history on an Immersion experience at Florida’s Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation.

Spirit of the Land: Unearthing Native American Heritage
Spanish professor Patricia Tomé leading a class

September 14, 2023

Rollins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Rollins honors the lives and contributions of Hispanic Americans through a host of programming meant to engage, educate, and inspire.

Rollins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
A Black student speaking, a Black Lives Matter sign at the Annie Russell Theatre, and a community pride mural in Hannibal Square.

June 14, 2023

Rollins Celebrates Juneteenth Through Community and Reflection

The holiday known as Black Independence Day is “a day on” for embracing cultural vibrancy and resilience in the Black community.

Rollins Celebrates Juneteenth Through Community and Reflection
From top left: Stephanie Nieves, David Painter, Kyrene George ’23, and Juan Cabrera ’23.

June 08, 2023

Rollins Announces 2023 Presidential Awards for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

The award honors students, faculty, and staff for efforts aimed at promoting diversity awareness, representation, and inclusion within the Rollins workplace and student community.

Rollins Announces 2023 Presidential Awards for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Mary Choi Robinson

May 23, 2023

Robinson Earns Diversity in Business Award

Mary Choi Robinson has been recognized by the Orlando Business Journal for bringing issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to the forefront at both Rollins and beyond.

Robinson Earns Diversity in Business Award
Rollins professors and students do the Chinese Dragon Dance in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

April 27, 2023

Rollins Celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Rollins honors the lives and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through myriad opportunities for engagement and education.

Rollins Celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
EMBARK students get to know each other while painting pottery at All Fired Up.

April 19, 2023

Embarking with Purpose

Since 2016, the College’s EMBARK program has supported students from underrepresented backgrounds as they transition to college life and start their journeys at Rollins.

Embarking with Purpose
Professor Eric Smaw

January 26, 2023

Smaw Selected as an ACS Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow

The appointment will enable philosophy professor Eric Smaw to serve as Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), where he will oversee ongoing diversity initiatives for the College.

Smaw Selected as an ACS Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow
Tracy Kizer

January 25, 2023

Kizer Appointed as Special Assistant to the President for Strategic DEIB

Marketing professor Tracy Kizer will work with stakeholders around campus to coordinate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts across the board.

Kizer Appointed as Special Assistant to the President for Strategic DEIB
Kasandra Riley and Brandon McNichol ’19 work together in a chemistry lab.

December 01, 2022

Rollins Receives Inclusive Excellence in STEM Grant

The six-year grant will support the College in its efforts to foster inclusivity and belonging for those who have been historically underrepresented in the sciences.

Rollins Receives Inclusive Excellence in STEM Grant