Objectives
Scholarship
We assist minority students in achieving the highest scholarship possible by providing tutoring and other academic resources.
Community
We promote a sense of community by providing programming that enables the Samford community to grow and learn together.
Pride
We foster a sense of pride in self and the Samford community by helping students, faculty, and staff recognize their investment in the university and the university’s investment in them.
Organizations
- African Students’ Association
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Black Law Students Association
- Black Student Union
- Chinese Student Scholars Association
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
- Gospel Choir
- Hispanic Law Students Association
- International Club
- Latino Student Organization
- National Pan-Hellenic Council
- R.A.N.S.O.M. College Ministry
- Student National Pharmaceutical Association
Diversity Action Plan
Task Force on Racial Justice
In 2020, Samford’s Task Force on Racial Justice was formed to assist the university in fostering positive, enduring changes in campus culture and existing systems so that racial justice may become a known attribute of the institution.
Diversity Action Plan
As a follow-up measure to the work of the Task Force on Racial Justice, Samford launched the Diversity Action Planning Committee (DAPC) in 2021. The committee was tasked with developing a plan to implement the recommendations of the Task Force’s final report to create a more durable and accountable process to implement the report’s recommendations.
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Our Team
M. Ahinee Amamoo, PhD, MS
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Diversity Faculty Fellow
Department of Public Health
1621 CHS Building 1
Jhamal Mathis, MPA
Coordinator for Multicultural Student Support
Office of Student Success and Diversity
Valerie Price
Office of Student Success and Diversity Administrative Assistant
Office of Student Success and Diversity
De'Janae Tookes, MEd
Assistant Director of Multicultural Initiatives and Events
Office of Student Success and Diversity
Latest News
Samford University Welcomes the 2024-25 Ragland Scholars Cohort
The Ragland Scholars are a select group of students committed to honoring Elizabeth Sloan Ragland, the first African American woman to integrate campus housing at Samford University in 1969. In her memory, the Ragland Scholars program creates intentional community that connects multicultural student leaders with an enriched campus experience.
Samford University Observes Disability Awareness Month
Samford University will observe Disability Awareness Month during the month of October. Although the Disability Awareness Month is typically observed in March, Samford’s Office of Student Success and Diversity (OSSD) is partnering with the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations to combine this acknowledge with Disability Employment Awareness Month customarily acknowledged in October.
Cumberland School of Law Announces the Inaugural Cumberland Connection Law School Immersion Program
Samford University Cumberland School of Law will host its inaugural law school pipeline program, May 19-23, 2025. The Cumberland Connection Law School Immersion Program will motivate and inspire first-generation law students, and/or those who have overcome significant obstacles, to pursue a legal education and, ultimately, a career in law.