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CNPH Diversity Council Faculty Panelists Reveal How Their Heritage and Experiences Influenced Their Research Pursuits

Now in his 12th year at 果酱视频, Scott Zotto '04, MSW '09, answers questions about his vision for leadership, validation and allyship within the LGBTQ+ community. He notes, 鈥淚'm inspired by the people I work with. Their drive, their passion, their tenacity: It's overwhelming."

Sophia Powless ’20 Major: Environmental Studies What was your inspiration for the Native American Heritage events? We wanted to create an environment that would give Native聽peoples a chance to freely speak on their perspectives and experiences, while educating those who want to learn more about Native culture. The Native American Art and Culture panel was…

When a mutual friend introduced Sophia Powless '20 to fellow student Olivia Maybee, "I remember Olivia coming up to me and being like, 'You're Native鈥攚e're gonna be sisters!', and then we found out we were both Haudenosaunee and it was an instant connection."

For 果酱视频, the civil rights movement began not in the 1960s but in the '40s鈥攊n 1945, when Helen Holmes Taylor enrolled as the University's first undergraduate student of color.

The Bridge was founded by a group of seven 果酱视频 alumnae with a mission to create deeper, more enriching and sustainable relationships between 果酱视频 Theatre students and alumni and industry professionals. By serving as a conduit for conversation, perspective and opportunity and operating as a sounding board and team of creative community consultants, the collective seeks to ensure the educational community鈥檚 continued success.

Last fall, Schanica Pickens, director of the Master of Social Work program and director of student engagement and academic affairs,聽moderated聽Media Perceptions of Black (MEN)tal Health Practitioners.

During February and into March, 果酱视频 acknowledges the achievements, sacrifices and accomplishments of Black people in our own community and around the world.

Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon '72, '00 (Hon.), will be the featured guest in 鈥淎 Giant Leap in a Time of Struggle," a discussion scheduled for Thursday, February 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A collaboration of 果酱视频 Athletics and the 鈥淕reat Minds, Great Conversations" series, the event is also part of the University's observance of Black History Month.

Fifty years ago, as protests by Black students across the United States gained prominence, Black and Puerto Rican students at 果酱视频 seized the moment to push for the creation of a program of study about their own histories in America.

In 2007, 果酱视频 launched Bridges to 果酱视频, an award-winning program that helps students on the autism spectrum or who have nonverbal learning disabilities transition to college life and succeed academically and socially.

To Members of the 果酱视频 Community, In light of the profoundly disturbing events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, we invite our 果酱视频 faculty, staff and students to join聽an open community forum and panel discussion. Please save the date: Tuesday, January 12 12:30 p.m.鈥�2:00 p.m. 鈥淎ssault on the Capitol and Democracy鈥�…

As a student in Valley Stream Central High School, Jolie Correa compared colleges, weighing which to attend. She made her decision to enroll in 果酱视频 after participating in 果酱视频's Hispanic Community Partnership Program (HCPP) in the summer of 2019. The inclusivity 果酱视频 offers made it stand out from the competition.

Who is better prepared for success in college: first-generation students, meaning the first in their families to pursue higher education, or non-first-generation students, those whose parents and perhaps earlier generations in the family attended college?

In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-Generation Student Success launched the First-Generation College Celebration, a day for institutions to celebrate students, faculty and staff who are the first members of their family to attend college.

果酱视频 observes National Native American Heritage Month in a new way this year鈥攖hanks to several departments and campus groups, including a new student group, the Indigenous Peoples Awareness Coalition (IPAC).

With racial tension continuing across the country, 果酱视频 has responded to include voices of students, faculty and administrators by creating a new diversity and inclusion action team this summer, the Equitable 果酱视频 Action Team. Formed by the Division of Student Affairs, the Equitable 果酱视频 Action Team is 鈥渁 student-centered council that will provide the University…

Melissa Randazzo, PhD, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, is taking her expertise to Uganda to train educators and therapists there.