DEIB News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.