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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

SEEKING NEW VOLUNTEERS!

The PBKNY Diversity & Inclusion Committee was formed to advance discussion and critical thinking about the issues facing people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, those with disabilities, and all persons or groups who have historically been oppressed or marginalized within American society. 

 

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Time Commitment:  1-2 hours per month 

Virtual committee meetings every 2-3 months for event planning. ​ ​

 

For more information or to set up an informal interview, please contact Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chairs Nkiru Anyaegbunam and/or Nicole Lancia.

    D&I at the Guggenheim
    D&I at the Guggenheim
    40 days to the event
    D&I at the Guggenheim
    Dec 08, 2026, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA
    Join PBKNY's Diversity and Inclusion Committee for Universal Human Rights Month and International Human Rights Day. We will gather at the Guggenheim for Patrick Rosal’s closing ceremony: A Ceremony for Water. RSVP by Tuesday, November 24, 2026!
    RSVP

PBKNY Leadership Statement on Recent Events

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In the wake of the most recent killings of unarmed Black Americans, including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery, we want to take a moment to recognize the hurt and pain many in our community are facing. The violence Black Americans face in this nation due to overt, subconscious, and systematic racism is unacceptable, and the Phi Beta Kappa New York Association and Young Professionals Network stand in solidarity with those fighting against injustice. 

In this moment of history, it is important for us to uphold the Phi Beta Kappa values of Friendship, Morality, and Learning and stand with those striving to achieve equality for all people of color. We also encourage our members to both educate themselves on the history of these issues and the structures that uphold the violence we are witnessing, as well as share this knowledge with their communities and beyond.

As the leaders of PBKNY and YP, we are personally taking steps to continue learning about these complex and important issues. Below we have included a sampling of books we’ve been reading that have been helpful to us in our own journeys. 


Personal Recommendations:


“Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"Medical Apartheid” by Harriet A. Washington
"Evicted” by Matthew Desmond
"Give Us the Ballot” by Ari Berman“
"How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
“The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander
“White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo
“The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin 
“Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde

PBKNY Book Club Reads:


“White Teeth” by Zadie Smith
“The Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison
“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas
“Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neal Hurston
“Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance” by Barack Obama


 

Signed,
The Phi Beta Kappa New York Association (PBKNY) Executive Committee and Young Professionals Committee​

‘26-‘27 Board of Directors

Each fall, PBKNY hosts an Annual Meeting to approve a slate of Board members. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. The slate is selected by a Nominating Committee, led by the Nominating Committee Chair.
 
On Thursday, October 14th, 2021, the 2021-2022 Board of Directors was approved at our Annual meeting. 

LEADERSHIP

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Nkiru Anyaegbunam 

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Nicole Lancia

Co-Chair

Co-Chair

St. John's University School of Law

The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Hunter College

LaGuardia Community College

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Georgetown Law

Georgetown University

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