2026 DEI Innovation Grant Program Award Ceremony

Please join us in recognizing the 2026 DEI Innovation Grant Program Award recipients. Each honoree has demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion while championing meaningful and positive change.

Each Grant Award recipient submitted exceptional proposals that advance substantive DEI initiatives designed to strengthen an inclusive and equitable campus culture. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence, and the broader campus community are deeply proud of your dedication, leadership, and commitment to bringing these transformative projects to life!

 

Meet the DEI Innovation Grant Awardees and learn more about their Projects: 

• Farmingdale Roots: Voices of Belonging in Motion
  • Suzelle Zamore, PhD, Director of Liberty Partnerships Program
• Growth and Success from Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion on the AAPI Community
  • Yaping Li, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physics
• Count Me In! Gender and Sexual Identity Representation in Research Recruitment and Data Collection
  • Jaime Hartless, PhD, Chair of IRB Committee & Assistant Professor
  • Anthony DeSimone, Instructional Support Assistant
• Campus Pride Index Speaks
  • Jennifer Ackerman, RAM Academic Counselor
• Professional Head Shot Event
  • Fatoma Rad, Associate Librarian, FYE 101, SPE 130, RAM 303
• Reflected Right: Equitable Representation through Campus Imagery
  • Tevin Foster, Associate Director of Media Production

 

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