Military and Veteran Stories

Gonzaga University is proud to announce it's been named a recipient of the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine.

From its origins as a student-run club to becoming the first Jesuit university resource center of its kind, the Lincoln Center continues to foster inclusion and support underrepresented students.

Joan Iva C. Fawcett, our Dean for Social Justice Leadership & Community Empowerment writes a letter to prospective and current students discussing the resources available at Gonzaga regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging on our campus. These resources include the Unity Multicultural Education Center (UMEC), Lincoln LGBTQ+ Resource Center (LLRC), Military, Veteran, Returning Adult Center (MVRAC), as well as the Transfer Student Support services at GU.

As companies try to find etiquette coaches, they're finding a lack of qualified experts. A new partnership between Gonzaga and The Etiquette Institute aims to fill the gap via a new training program.

How Hatsune ('26) is helping the next generation fall in love with music and the wilderness while embracing diversity on campus.

The relentless drive of Mandi Price ('14) is making showbiz dreams come true.

425 international students attended Gonzaga in Spring 2024, a fourfold increase since 2020.

Raymond Reyes Retires after 36 years of teaching and engaging the community

Zag alum and political consultant Danielle Cendejas helps people navigate the tricky communication waters of modern political discourse.

Faculty across Gonzaga will have classrooms full of students engaging with the thorny questions of the day. Rebecca Donaway in communication studies and Sarah James in political science are using election season to explore civil dialogue , teach about campaigns and political communication, and collaborate in a unique approach that taps both their areas of expertise.

This fall, Gonzaga University is going to experience something it hasn't for about 65 years -a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. Duy Dang of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Vietnam is a senior lecturer and senior program manager for the PhD programs in RMIT's business school, and his research and teaching focus on applied analytics, digital transformation and information security management.

Renowned dance companies, award-winning jazz performances and more take the stage this season in the Myrtle Woldson Presents Series

An initiative is underway in Northeast Spokane that aims to weave together the region's history, culture, and ecology. The "Finding Our Way" project, a collaboration between Gonzaga University and local organizations, aims to create a rich tapestry of narratives centered around the newly developed Children of the Sun trail - a paved bike/pedestrian trail running parallel to the new US 395 highway.

Gonzaga students Ashley Painter ('26) and Mia Foster ('24) sat down with Samuel McLaughlin ('24) to share about their experiences working with partners and communities of Northeast Spokane.

Zag Dining has consistently demonstrated a commitment to supporting the local community. Since 2014, Gonzaga has been a recipient of a $20,000 annual grant from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation's Summer Meals Program, enabling the delivery of over 137,000 meals to children in need in Spokane during the summer months.