Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office

National Native American Heritage Month
Which celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans.

National Family Caregivers Month
Proclaimed in 2012 by former President Barack Obama. It honors the more than forty million caregivers across the country who support aging parents, ill spouses, or other loved ones with disabilities who remain at home.

Celebrating Movember
Movember is a month-long event in which people are encouraged to grow mustaches to raise (grow) awareness of and funding for research related to men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health.

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
November was first declared as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007. Since then, November has been a time to acknowledge those children and families experiencing homelessness. As many as 2.5 million youth per year experience homelessness. Along with losing their home, community, friends, and routines as well as their sense of stability and safety, many homeless youths are also victims of trauma. While trying to survive on the streets, youth are exposed to countless dangers, with an increased likelihood of substance abuse, early parenthood, impulsivity, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and a vulnerability to being trafficked.

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Champion the fight against pancreatic cancer throughout the month of November by participating in our campaign, Celebrate, Participate and Dedicate! Each word signifies an action you can take to help raise awareness in your community, educate family and friends and honor loved ones who have faced this disease. Answer this call to action starting November 1st!

National Career Development Month
It signals a time for students and employees to focus on their future career choices. No matter their age, students in every classroom have an opportunity to explore careers. With every experience, they come closer to discovering a career choice that they will excel at for years to come. And like many of us, it will take several careers to shape the students of today into the professionals of tomorrow. But that doesn’t mean they can’t explore the opportunities the future holds.

November 1: All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday commemorating all known and unknown Christian saints (In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the day is observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.)

November 2: All Souls’ Day, a Christian holiday commemorating all faithful Christians who are now dead. In the Mexican tradition, the holiday is celebrated as Dia de los Muertos (November 31–November 2), which is a time of remembrance for dead ancestors and a celebration of the continuity of life.

November 2: International Stress Awareness Day

November 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

November 8: Intersex Day of Remembrance

November 9: World Adoption Day

November 11: Veterans Day, a US federal holiday honoring military veteran. The date is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world and commemorates the ending of World War I in 1918.

November 13: World Kindness Day

November 16: International Day for Tolerance

November 13-19: Transgender Awareness Week, the week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, in which people and organizations participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face

November 19: International Men’s Day emphasizes the important issues affecting males, including health issues that affect males, improving the relations between genders, highlighting the importance of male role models, and promoting gender equality. This holiday is celebrated in more than seventy countries.

November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance, established in 1998 to memorialize those who have been killed because of transphobia and to raise awareness of the continued violence endured by the transgender community.

November 20: Feast of Christ the King, a Catholic holiday established to thank God for the gift of time and a rededication to the Christian faith.

November 24: Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.

November 25: Native American Heritage Day, held annually on the Friday after Thanksgiving, encourages Americans of all backgrounds to observe and honor Native Americans through appropriate ceremonies and activities. The day was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008.

November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

November 28 – January 6: Nativity Fast, a period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches in preparation for the Nativity of Jesus.

November 27 – Decembr 24: Advent, a Christian season of celebration leading up to the birth of Christ.

November 30: St. Andrew’s Day, the feast day for St. Andrew within various Christian denominations.