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Diversity and Inclusion at Loyola
Staff profile
Loyola’s chief diversity and inclusion officer
In her role as chief diversity and inclusion officer, Winifred Williams, PhD, is working to bring people together to make Loyola an even more open and accepting university. “In my experience, everyone has a role in promoting diversity,” she says. “My job is to help guide that mission.”
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See articles and studies pertaining to diversity issues across the country.
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Science Sisters Day strives to cultivate young girls’ interest in science
The full-day event brought 30 middle-school girls from local schools to the Center for Translational Research and Education on Loyola’s Health Sciences Campus for a day of educational science experiments and learning about women science pioneers.
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2017 Samuel A. Attoh Diversity and Inclusion Awards
In honor of Loyola’s Jesuit values and the legacy of the late Dean Attoh, the Graduate School is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Samuel A. Attoh Diversity and Inclusion Awards.
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Food for Thought
As the chief operating officer of the Cook County Department of Public Health, Dr. Terry Mason (BS ’74) wants to change the way we eat.
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See photos from the Black Lives Matter Conference
For its second year, Loyola’s Black Lives Matter Conference featured lectures, hands-on workshops, art and performances, and actions for social justice. The event’s theme was “No Justice, No Peace: Mobilization, Empowerment & Healing Moving Forward.”
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Loyola adds more diversity to Core Curriculum
Beginning in fall 2017, students will have more options to choose from in the Core Curriculum. The changes will allow students to broaden their understanding of the world as a whole—not just the majority populations of Western society. Registration begins in early April.
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A new organization for diverse graduate students
EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) is a student-run collective that will promote equity and provide a forum for graduate students from diverse backgrounds to network and offer support.
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Message to Dreamer Committee
Response to Dreamer Committee’s annual report
Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD; John P. Pelissero, PhD; and Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA, PhD, FNAP, FAAN, respond to the Dreamer Committee’s annual report.
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On campus
Scroll through pictures from this year’s MLK Celebration
Distinguished scholar and political commentator Marc Lamont Hill, PhD, was on campus January 25 to deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
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Speaker: We must get involved to keep Dr. King’s legacy alive
About 200 people attended the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Loyola, featuring keynote speaker Marc Lamont Hill, PhD. “For us to follow the tradition of King [we must] commit to doing something,” Hill told the crowd.
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