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UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Sharon Laing

From the Podcast: Racism Is a Public Health Crisis

October 22, 2020

“Racism is a stressor that causes wounds to the individuals who are exposed to it,” says Sharon Laing. Listen to Laing and Wendy Barrington in a two-part podcast from Paw’d Defiance.

UW Tacoma 2019 Trans Day of Remembrance

Trans Day of Remembrance

November 19, 2019

Join the ACLU and others on Nov. 20 to remember those in the transgender community lost to violence.

Byron Ragland, '19, Psychology

Byron's Banishment

June 26, 2019

As recounted in UW's Columns Magazine, Byron Ragland’s encounter with police at a frozen yogurt shop shook his sense of belonging and reminded him that society’s doors still aren’t open to all.

Participants in ReaLit at UW Tacoma are reading and discussing "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" and "The 57 Bus."

Reading for Social Justice

May 2, 2019

Real Lit[erature] bridges the gap between faculty, staff and students to cultivate conversations through literature about challenging issues facing our society.

UW Tacoma's Director of the Center for Equity and Inclusion Jimmy McCarty sitting on ledge on campus.

Higher (Education) Calling

May 1, 2019

Jimmy McCarty, UW Tacoma's new director of the Center for Equity and Inclusion, has a vision to make the space more creative, interactive and collaborative.

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