Diversity and Inclusion

Apr 15, 2024

Designing an Inclusive College Experience

For College of Design alumnus Demarcus Williams, giving back is about helping current and future students have the same experience he did — or one that’s even better. 

Jun 27, 2022

Being Better, Year-long LGBTQ+ Allies

Kaitlyn Thomas, a rising senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences who identifies as LGBTQ+, shares ways in which we can be year-long allies and advocates, including supporting NC State funds centered on the LGBTQ+ student experience. 

Feb 22, 2022

Lisa LaBarbera-Mascote to Lead Campus Community Centers

Lisa LaBarbera-Mascote is the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity’s new senior director of campus community centers. She will provide leadership for all four centers, a role she has been serving in as interim since fall 2021. LaBarbera-Mascote joined NC State in 2006. In addition to leadership and advocacy, she excelled in fundraising efforts, including individual campaigns and events such as the Survivor Fund through the intentional foregrounding of multiple separate funding drives within the Women’s Center. 

Oct 26, 2021

A Q&A With Former College of Education Dean Mary Ann Danowitz

Before she stepped down as dean of the College of Education on Oct. 4, Mary Ann Danowitz took a few moments to reflect on some of the many highlights of her tenure, including increasing philanthropic support for students and working diligently to advance diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Oct 13, 2020

NC State’s Diversity Portal Expands With New Initiatives

On NC State’s website, one can find universitywide diversity updates on an expanded diversity portal that includes news, campus diversity connections and links to programs and services. The portal provides details on responses to recent student petitions, the UNC System Racial Equity Task Force, strategic planning and philanthropic initiatives. 

Oct 13, 2020

College of Education Excellence Fund Focuses on Four Priority Areas That Support Students, Address Urgent Educational Needs

NC State College of Education Dean Mary Ann Danowitz has announced that gifts to the college’s Excellence Fund will provide support to four development priority areas: student scholarships, student experiences, equity initiatives and educational innovation. 

Oct 6, 2020

Alumnus Support to Fund Undergraduate Research in Tree Improvement

Don Rockwood ’72 and his wife, Joanne, have generously established a planned gift to create the Rockwood Undergraduate Research Award in the College of Natural Resources. This gift will provide opportunities for underrepresented students with an interest in tree and plant genetics to collaborate with faculty researchers in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources.