By Alan Chavoya, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion The Committee on Equity and Inclusion on April 12 hosted “Rediscovering the Call of Marquette,” the university’s inaugural Symposium on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice. Led by Dr. William Welburn, vice president for inclusive excellence, and Jacki Black, associate director of Hispanic […]
We Are All Marquette: How Dwyane Wade and the Marquette family changed alumna Tamara Johnson’s life
Tamara Johnson first met Dwayne Wade in 2010 when Wade made a visit to Marquette’s campus. He was coming to welcome the Youth of the Year winners to campus. The Youth of the Year Scholarship was made possible through a national partnership between Marquette University, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Wade’s nonprofit […]
We Are All Marquette: Bridging the City
“Bridge the City” podcast hosts Benjamin Rangel and Kyle Hagge take over as hosts on this episode of the “We Are Marquette” podcast. Marquette graduate students in the Trinity Fellows program, Rangel and Hagge met three years ago when they were both working at College Possible, an AmeriCorps organization dedicated to helping low-income students apply […]
Student-written play ‘White Privilege’ honored by Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
The play “White Privilege,” written by Marquette University student Malaina Moore, was awarded the prestigious Citizen Artist Award by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival national selection team. The Citizen Artist award recognizes that theatrical production is central to urgent community, national and international conversations on campuses of higher education. “This award reflects and reinforces the mission of Marquette Theatre, the Phylis Ravel Social […]
We Are All Marquette: A reflection on how we stand with Native American communities
By Alan Chavoya, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Recently, Marquette hosted three distinct events related to issues affecting Native American communities. On Feb. 6, David Archambault II (Lakota name: Tokala Ohitika, “Brave Fox”), activist and former tribal chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota, delivered a powerful […]
We Are All Marquette: Marquette’s Justice in Action Conference — a reflection
By Mariet Bejarano, student intern, Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Marquette University’s fourth annual Justice in Action Conference last month had an individualized, intimate feel and served as a call to action for students and community members — from sessions on racism to education, attendees were exposed to countless ways in which one can […]
Dreamers Gala is April 4
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host the fourth annual Dreamers Gala on Thursday, April 4, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the AMU, Monaghan Ballroom. The Dreamers Gala is a yearly student-led initiative that brings together hundreds of faculty, staff, administrators, students and community members in celebration of the resilience and […]
Symposium on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice is April 12
The University Committee on Equity and Inclusion will host the inaugural Symposium on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice on Friday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This symposium will serve as an “institutional examen” – a time to look inwardly at who we are as a university and who we are called to be. This year’s theme […]
Video: President’s Panel on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Earlier this week, President Michael R. Lovell participated in a panel on diversity, equity and inclusion. Also on the panel was Kali Murray, associate professor of law, and students Christian Norfleet and Cambry Getter. The panel, which was a direct result of student recommendations last spring, was held at the Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center […]
We Are All Marquette: Exploring Her Biracial Identity to Help Students
In this episode of the “We Are All Marquette” podcast, Florence “Florie” Greenhill, an undergraduate student transfer advisor transfer in admissions, shares her journey to embracing her biracial identity. In her master’s program in the Diederich College of Communication, Greenhill researches multi-racial identities. Using what she learns in the classroom as well as her own life experiences, […]
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