The United Minorities Council was founded in 1978 as an intercultural coalition of students who fight for equity and access to resources at Penn. Among UMC’s earliest accomplishments is staging sit-in protests that led to the establishment of the Greenfield Intercultural Center.
Today, the UMC represents over 40 student groups that serve a variety of cultural communities. We provide funding for their events as well as hold our own events. The UMC has 2 primary goals: to foster intercultural understanding and solidarity within the student body and to fight for better resources from the University. We work closely with the other 7B groups to pursue these goals, and meet with Penn’s administration (including the Vice Provost Office, President, and Admissions) multiple times per semester. Ultimately, UMC serves as a bridge between the student body and the University in order to advocate for the needs of its underrepresented students.