Get Ready to Stretch: Intercultural Yoga Podcast Launches September 15, 2020 Gonzaga's Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion launches podcast, Intercultural Yoga Diversity Digest: September 2020 Issue September 14, 2020 A regular newsletter for Gonzaga faculty and staff, with updates and resources for continued growth in DEI efforts. Dismantling Structural Bias August 31, 2020 In a collaborative workshop, more than 75 faculty, discuss a sustained institutional response to ongoing racism and other forms of bias. Representing for Diversity in Media August 28, 2020 A traffic reporter and hip-hop radio personality for iHeart Media at KUBE 93 in Seattle, Koffa is also a student in the Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership Studies program with a concentration in digital media strategies. The Rebirth of Reconciliation August 27, 2020 How do we achieve reconciliation in a time of divide, specifically related to matters of diversity? Here's a look at some of Gonzaga's responses and hopes. What America and My Mother Taught Me about Racism August 17, 2020 Joan Iva Fawcett, the Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, Community, and Equity (DICE), discusses her first experience with the phrase "Black Face" and the importance of engaging tough conversations about race and racism. Alliance for Equal Representation in Medicine Helps Demystify Medical School Interview Process July 17, 2020 The University of Washington School of Medicine student-led group stages mock interviews and offers mentorship for underserved or underrepresented applicants who've been invited to interview at the school. Zag Selects Tubman for NFL Women's Empowerment Draft July 13, 2020 Gonzaga graduate student Kristen Miller was honored to represent her hometown Baltimore Ravens in the NFL's Women's Empowerment Draft Grace, Blazer Bound for Teaching Post This Fall July 10, 2020 Grace Meno, a May graduate of Gonzaga's Master in Initial Teaching program for secondary education, persevered through a student-teaching experience cut short due to the pandemic. Now Grace and Blazer, her service dog, have a teaching job lined up for the fall. Imprinted on Her Heart: Erin Bergmann Works for Human Rights in Honduras July 01, 2020 Gonzaga alum Erin Bergmann spent four months strategizing fundraising to support food programs in Honduras. Virtual Recruiting Exercise will Offer Benefits in Coming Year June 25, 2020 Director of Undergraduate Admission Erin Hays analyzes the incoming freshman class and transfers, reflects on the impact of virtual recruiting, and looks ahead. Washington’s Three Law Schools Announce Task Force on Race & State’s Criminal Justice System June 25, 2020 Answering the Washington Supreme Court's call to address systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system, the deans of Washington's three law schools, Mario Barnes (University of Washington), Annette Clark (Seattle University), and Jacob Rooksby (Gonzaga) have agreed to serve as co-chairs to re-launch an ad hoc Task Force on Race and Washington's Criminal Justice System. University Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's DACA Decision June 18, 2020 Today's decision affirms Gonzaga University's longstanding commitment to protect and support our undocumented students and employees. More Than a Sport: Soccer as Connection June 16, 2020 Foday Kabba ('09) returns to Sierra Leone to link people across linguistic and ethnic barriers with soccer. Award-Winning Composer Shuying Li to Join Gonzaga’s Music Faculty June 01, 2020 Shuying Li, an award-winning composer with advanced degrees in musical composition, and a research faculty member at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, will join Gonzaga's faculty this fall as an assistant professor of composition and music theory.
