Diversity Awareness Dates 2024
Below is a list of the recognized diversity awareness months and day(s) for a specific group, culture, population, or cause that may be celebrated on campus or in our community. These awareness months and day(s) are intended to help raise awareness and understanding, not to trivialize.
For religious holidays, please see the Office of Multicultural Programs website.
For NDSU observed holidays (university closings), please see the Human Resources website.
For the NDSU academic calendar, please see the Registration and Records website.
January | 2024 |
4 | World Braille Day |
16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
27 |
February |
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All Month | Black History Month |
1 | National Freedom Day |
March |
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All Month | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
All Month | |
All Month | |
All Month | |
All Month | |
All Month | |
8 | International Women's Day |
21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
21 | World Down Syndrome Day |
25 | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
31 | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
April |
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All Month | Arab-American Heritage Month | |
All Month | Autism Awareness Month | |
All Month | Celebrate Diversity Month | |
All Month | Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month | |
2 | World Autism Awareness Day | |
| 12 | ||
| 14 | Equal Pay Day | |
25-27 | Gathering of Nations (Native American) | |
May |
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All Month | ALS Awareness Month |
All Month | Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
All Month | Jewish-American Heritage Month |
All Month | National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
| 16 | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
17 | International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia |
21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
June |
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All Month | Black Music Month |
All Month | Caribbean American Heritage Month |
All Month | |
2 | Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 |
12 | Loving Day (Black American) |
19 | Juneteenth (Black American) |
July |
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All Month | |
26 | Disability Independence Day |
August |
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9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
26 | Women’s Equality Day |
September |
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All Month | |
All Month | National Guide Dog Month |
October |
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All Month | |
All Month | Global Diversity Month |
All Month | |
All Month | |
All Month | |
All Month | National German-American Heritage Month |
All Month | |
6 | German American Heritage Day |
9 | National Native American Day/Indigenous Peoples Day |
11 | |
15 | White Cane Safety Day |
17 | Spirit Day (LGBTQ+) |
22 | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
November |
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All Month | National Native American Heritage Month |
All Month | National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month |
11 | |
16 | International Day for Tolerance |
16 | Dutch-American Heritage Day |
20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
29 | National Native American Heritage Day |
December |
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| All Month | Universal Human Rights Month |
3 | International Day for People with Disability |
26–1 | Kwanzaa (African American) |