Diversity

Jan 17, 2021 • Samantha Edwards

Diversity & Inclusion Connection Fair

Wed., Mar. 31, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Virtual (via Handshake) Employers in attendance will speak with students about how they hire for and support diversity & inclusion at their organizations. Enhance your networking skills, learn about diversity initiatives...

Jan 8, 2021 • May Their Aye

In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presents Documentary Showing : Black American Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Join the Office of Institutional Diversity in this week of Learning opportunities in the documentary showing of Black America Since MLK : And Still I Rise Part IV: "Touch the Sky" "This looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Hery Louis Gates Jr., exploring...

Jan 8, 2021 • May Their Aye

In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presents Documentary Showing : Black American Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Join the Office of Institutional Diversity in this week of Learning opportunities in the documentary showing of Black America Since MLK : And Still I Rise Part III: "Keep Your Head Up High" "This looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Hery Louis Gates Jr...

Jan 6, 2021 • May Their Aye

In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presents Documentary Showing : Black American Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Join the Office of Institutional Diversity in this week of Learning opportunities in the documentary showing of Black America Since MLK : And Still I Rise Part II: "Move on Up" "This looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Hery Louis Gates Jr., exploring...

Jan 5, 2021 • May Their Aye

King in the Wilderness

In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King legacy and work join in the documentary viewing of "King in the Wilderness". Join us in the viewing of this personalized stories of the people who were around Dr. King during his life. This Documentary shows his vital role he played in the Voting Rights...

Dec 24, 2020 • May Their Aye

In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presents Documentary Showing : Black America Since MLK: and Still I Rise

Join the Office of Institutional Diversity in this week of Learning opportunities in the documentary showing of Black America Since MLK :And Still I Rise Part I: "Out of the Shadows". "This looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Henry Louis...

Dec 16, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

LOVE Pilot Program Hosts Final Teach-In on Racism

By Josephine Mueller ’21 The LOVE Pilot Program held its last teach-in session of the semester on Dec. 2. “What more can we do? Facing Race and Racism on Campus,” was done in collaboration with the Just Act Ensemble as a living lab that included audience participation during the performances by...

Aquilla Lee with friends in a kayak in New Zealand

Nov 19, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Lee ’21 Uses Gilman Scholarship to Encourage Students of Color to Study Abroad

By Nik Kachuyevski '21 For Criminal Justice major Aquilla Lee ’21, studying abroad had been a goal ever since she was young. However, due to financial difficulties it didn’t seem like this goal would be achievable until Study Away Advisor Ashley Knueppel ’12 told Lee about the opportunities...

Arcadia University student Sanaa Scott-Wheeler sits in front of a tree

Nov 11, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Scott-Wheeler ’24 Advocates from a Social Distance

“I went to a predominantly white school from kindergarten to eighth grade,” said Sociology major Sanaa Scott-Wheeler ’24. “I’ve basically been experiencing racial inequality my entire life. I had to go through that switch from being at home and being black and then going to school and being black...

Nov 10, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

LOVE Pilot Program Hosts First Teach-In

By Josephine Mueller ’21 The Arcadia Living our Values Experience (LOVE) Pilot Program held its first teach-in session, “An Arcadia Call to Action: How can we be better antiracists?”, on Oct. 22, which focused on what the Arcadia community can do to fight anti-Black racism. Attendees...

Arcadia University professor Dr. Bruce Campbell

Nov 5, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

“How We Fight White Supremacy” Looking at Grammy Nomination

By Nikolai Kachuyevski '21 The 2019 audio book How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance, which includes a contribution by Dr. Bruce Campbell Jr., associate professor of Education, could be up for a Grammy. How We Fight White Supremacy examines how Black...

Arcadia University professor Marc Brasof with Stereotytans bandmates

Nov 3, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Brasof Pushes for Social Justice Off and On Stage

By Aaron Uscinowicz '22 Dr. Marc Brasof’s commitment to social justice is no secret. The Associate Professor of Education and Director of Secondary Social Studies and English Education is also the 2020-23 Rosemary and Walter Blankley Endowed Chair in Education, which is funding Arcadia’s...