The Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI) and UW Tacoma Library Real Lit[erature]: Reading for Social Justice co-founders are excited to announce an Author Talk with Racquel Marie on Thursday, August 25th, 2022, via Zoom. Racquel Marie’s novel Ophelia After All is her debut book. Racquel Marie’s work explores queer youth Latine identity through moments Read More…
Category: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Real Lit Reads Ophelia After All! Register Now for Summer 2022!
Real Lit[erature] reads books about social justice and is open to anyone affiliated with UW: students, faculty, and staff! SIGN UP HERE! Build community, reduce isolation and enhance campus education by joining a peer-based book club! The UW Tacoma Library, in collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, is pleased to announce that its Read More…
Campus Meaningful Reads: “Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds”
Campus Meaningful Reads, a project supported by the UW Tacoma Library, highlights the texts — books, articles, or creative writings — that have been meaningful to members of our campus community. It’s an event that provides the opportunity to grow spaces where students see their voices represented next to staff and faculty, and to understand Read More…
Gender and Sexuality Guide for Pride!
Happy Pride, UW Tacoma!! The UWT Library tries to mark important months of the year with displays in the SNO and TLB buildings. We’ve had displays on Civil Rights during Black History Month, and displays on Gender and Sexuality for Pride Month in June, to name a few. It is also our standing belief that Read More…
Campus Meaningful Reads: “Lower Ed” and “Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity”
Campus Meaningful Reads, a project supported by the UW Tacoma Library, highlights the texts — books, articles, or creative writings — that have been meaningful to members of our campus community. It’s an event that provides the opportunity to grow spaces where students see their voices represented next to staff and faculty, and to understand Read More…
New UW Tacoma Library Display: Gentrification in Tacoma
We are excited to announce a new UW Tacoma Library Display on the second floor of the Tioga Library Building: Gentrification in Tacoma. Tacoma is not immune to gentrification. Gentrification is the process by which poor neighborhoods are changed by the influx of wealthier residents through urban development. Gentrification results in the displacement of the Read More…
Campus Meaningful Reads: “A Room of One’s Own” and “Ice Massacre”
Campus Meaningful Reads, a project supported by the UW Tacoma Library, highlights the texts — books, articles, or creative writings — that have been meaningful to members of our campus community. It’s an event that provides the opportunity to grow spaces where students see their voices represented next to staff and faculty, and to understand Read More…
Your Voice in the Library: Campus Meaningful Reads
We are excited to relaunch Campus Meaningful Reads for Spring Quarter 2022! Campus Meaningful Reads is a UW Tacoma Library program modeled after an annual faculty recognition event through the University of Arkansas Libraries which seeks to reflect the diverse and rich set of experiences that illustrate how reading inspires introspection, a desire to pursue Read More…
Black History Month: Intersectional Films
February is Black History Month. This month, we at the UW Tacoma Library are highlighting films that acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the lasting legacies of Black creators and activists. We not only want to shed light on history, but also look toward the future so we will be exploring different themes in Black and African Read More…
Black History Month: Recent Documentary Films & Series
February is Black History Month. This month, we at the UW Tacoma Library are highlighting films that acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the lasting legacies of Black creators and activists. We not only want to shed light on history, but also look toward the future so we will be exploring different themes in Black and African Read More…