Minority-Serving Institution Week at UNLV | University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Minority-Serving Institution Week at UNLV

The annual event helps to foster community and provide a safe educational environment for learning about and embracing cultural differences in and outside of the classroom.

UNLV will hold its Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Week with a slate of activities Sept. 23-27, 2024. Events are focused on elevating the voices of historically underrepresented and marginalized ethnic student groups, faculty, and staff. All events are open to the entire campus community.

UNLV is one of the nation's most diverse institutions in the U.S., with about 70% of students identifying as part of a minority race. This year's incoming class also set new records for Hispanic enrollment (38.6%), a tie for African American/Black enrollment (16.8%), and a near-record for Native American enrollment (3.5%)

To celebrate MSI Week, we are resharing some of our favorite stories highlighting and celebrating the diversity of our campus community.

In This Series

Topics:

diversity, equity, and inclusion, Top Tier, UNLV initiatives

Campus Units:

Division of Student Affairs

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