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NYU School of Medicine - Office of Diversity Affairs
Within the NYU School of Medicine, the office is dedicated to promoting programs that identify and nurture diverse talent, and also promotes cultural competency in health care. Mekbib Gemeda, Assistant Dean for Diversity Affairs and Community Health.

Female Law School Graduates

NYU's School of Law was one of the first in the nation to admit women. The first three graduates -- Rose Otliffe Levere, Agnes Kennedy Mulligan, and Julia Amanda Wilson -- graduated in 1892. Of the three, only one - Mulligan - continued her pre-law-school career, in real estate finance and development, and she became the first woman elected to the New York Real Estate Exchange. Levere moved from a career in the theater to a post-law school career as pastor of the First Spiritualist Church in New York. Wilson had been a homemaker for a number of years when she started law school. When her husband died in 1891, she completed her studies and went on to private practice upon graduation in 1892.

La Herencia Latina (Latino Heritage Month)

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Phone: (212) 998-4201
Contact: Diana Lugo-Martinez
Held every November at New York University
La Herencia commemorates and promotes cultural diversity on campus through educational and social events as well as creates an awareness of Latino culture and heritage. La Herencia also strives to identify and deal with the current challenges affecting the Latino community as well as to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions made by Latinos. This annual celebration of Latino culture at NYU includes panel discussions, lectures, concerts, and other intellectual, social, and cultural activities throughout November.

African Heritage Month

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Phone: (212) 998-4703
Contact: Nakeena Covington
Held every February at New York University
The nationwide celebration of African Heritage Month occurs during the month of February. Africa has given birth to many faces, voices, and colors. The overall goal of African Heritage Month is to inform the NYU community about the many cultures of the African Diaspora, their manifestations, and the issues within and around them.

Asian Heritage Month

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Phone: (212) 998-4165
Contact: Myoung Marquez
Held every April at New York University
Held every April at NYU, the purpose of Asian Heritage Month is to empower and to appreciate the strength, honor, beauty and wisdom of various Asian cultures. It is dedicated to unifying the diverse Asian and Asian American groups on campus as well as in the surrounding communities. Asian Heritage Month provides the NYU community with a spectacular array of education, social, cultural, and political programs that will heighten the awareness of Asian and Asian American issues.

Shuruq Week

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Phone: (212) 998-4703
Contact: Nakeena Covington
Held every March at New York University
Arabic for 'sunrise,' Shuruq is the Middle Eastern and Muslim cultural theme week at New York University. Perhaps no other area of the world is as publicized - or misunderstood - as the Middle East. Shuruq Week marks a celebration of diversity and recognition of the Middle East's many manifestations. The week seeks to bring peoples of Middle Eastern and/or Muslim descent together, increase awareness of the Middle East's religions and cultures within the NYU community, and foster an attitude of greater harmony and cooperation - through the week's emphasis in the many traditions, languages, art, music, and literature.