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Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Search Committee to host listening sessions, Oct. 28 and Nov. 1

The Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Search Committee will host listening sessions on Thursday, Oct. 28, and Monday, Nov. 1. The sessions will gather input from students, faculty and staff to create the Opportunity and Challenge Profile for the next permanent Vice President for Inclusive Excellence.  Visit the Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Search page for information on […]

Dean of Libraries Search Committee to host listening sessions, Oct. 27 and 29

The Dean of Libraries Search Committee will host listening sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 29. The sessions will gather input from students, faculty and staff to create the Opportunity and Challenge Profile for the next permanent Dean of Libraries.  Visit the Dean of Libraries Search page for information on listening session sites and times. Preregistration is not […]

Beyond Boundaries strategic priorities outlined for 2021-22

University leaders have identified five strategic priorities for 2021-22 to help us achieve Beyond Boundaries, Marquette’s strategic plan. Importantly, the priorities are not to the exclusion of all the great work being done to execute on our strategic plan — rather, they bring a unified focus to key areas where Marquette can advance its goals […]

Marquette University earns “Emerging HSI” status with 15.4% of student body now Hispanic/Latinx

Marquette University took a significant step forward in its commitment to becoming a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by achieving “Emerging HSI” status, a designation for institutions with Hispanic or Latinx students making up between 15% and 24.9% of their undergraduate student body. With a historic first-year class this fall made up of 18% Hispanic/Latinx […]

Physical therapy professor receives $1.9 million NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research grant

Dr. Jacob J. Capin, assistant professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences, has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health High-Risk, High-Reward Research program for a five-year research program to evaluate the impact of prior injury and sedentary behavior as two potential determinants of later poor health […]

Marquette adopts land and water acknowledgment created in partnership with Native American Student Association

Marquette University has adopted a land and water acknowledgment to recognize the long history of Native peoples and nations that lived on and stewarded the land and water where the university now resides. Both the written and oral versions of the land and water acknowledgment celebrate the unbroken connection Native people and nations still have […]

Laiya Thomas named new director of Educational Opportunity Program

Laiya Thomas has been announced as director of the Educational Opportunity Program, a federally funded TRIO program that motivates and enables low-income and first-generation college students to enter and succeed in higher education. EOP is comprised of five programs: Student Support Services, McNair Scholars, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math and Science, and Educational Talent Search. […]

Marquette College of Nursing launches telehealth-virtual care accelerator, expanding and evolving holistic digital care delivery models

In the midst of a “surge” in telehealth-virtual care services during the global pandemic that has resulted in nearly 40 times higher usage than pre-COVID-19*, Marquette University’s College of Nursing has launched a telehealth-virtual accelerator. Dean Janet Krejci announced that the College of Nursing has received a $1.5 million start-up grant from a private family […]

Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month in October

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) hosts Campus Sustainability Month through October. This annual event celebrates higher education sustainability achievements while raising awareness of the value of sustainability in higher education. To celebrate and kickoff a new year of sustainability advancements, Marquette will host the following events throughout the month:  Oct. […]