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Employee Resource Groups accepting new members

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion supports a number of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that seek to promote a sense of community, build personal and professional networks, enhance employee support, and retention and assist in attracting new employees to Marquette to foster a diverse and inclusive community.   There are currently seven active ERGs: Hispanic/Latinx Faculty and Staff […]

An update on the President’s Commission on Racial Equity; two co-chairs named

After President Michael R. Lovell announced a new President’s Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) at the June 17 Racial Injustice Town Hall, about 250 people – faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members – indicated their willingness and eagerness to take action to eliminate the injustices that exist on our campus. Since then, two co-chairs […]

We Are All Marquette: Serving students during COVID-19

An interview with Dr. William Welburn By Saul Lopez, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Last month I sat down with William Welburn, vice president for inclusive excellence for Marquette University’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, to talk about how the office is adapting to the current situation. Dr. Welburn leads […]

We Are All Marquette: I was born to be light, the Womxn of Color Employee Resource Group

Launched in 2018, Womxn of Color builds community among women of color on campus through programming, social events and networking opportunities. The objective is to provide resources for underrepresented women in a variety of ways – both formally and informally. This group is one of seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that are supported by Marquette’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion.

We Are All Marquette: Black Student Council participates in National Black Solidarity Conference

By Saul Lopez, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Earlier this month, Marquette’s Black Student Council had the opportunity to travel to the annual Black Solidarity Conference at Yale University, which took place Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. This completely student run conference hosts more than 700 students from all across […]

We Are All Marquette: Building networks — the Minority Scholar Mentorship Program

By Saul Lopez, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion A newly formed student organization aims to help underrepresented students build their professional networks: The Minority Scholars Mentoring Program (MSMP). Led by Kaitlin Johnstone and Sunitha Doreivelu, seniors in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, MSMP aims to connect students of […]