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Students discuss Roe v. Wade overturning

Krystina Slack October 14, 2022

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many people have become very worried about their reproductive futures.  On Oct. 6, Students for Reproductive Rights (SSRF) and the Office of Student Inclusion and...

English Language Learner Specialist Jacob M. Romaniello reads to Augie students at the Brew as part of the African American Read-In on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Why the African American read-in continues to be important

Krystina Slack March 4, 2022

February is Black History Month and many different offices, clubs and organizations on campus plan events and activities to celebrate different African American voices.  One of the ways the Reading...

The power of education

Najiah Osborne October 21, 2021

Institutionalized racism is defined as racism embedded in the laws and regulations of a society or an organization. How does institutionalized racism affect people of color? People of color are incarcerated...

Presentation addresses difficulty in inclusion

Etta Brooks October 11, 2021

Dr. Javier Avila, in his presentation “The Perfect Latino,” encourages the Latine community to embrace all of who they are, because with visibility comes representation. This seminar, hosted by the...

Amy Cooper reveals the danger of post-racial thinking

Amy Cooper reveals the danger of post-racial thinking

Carly Davis May 28, 2020

On Monday, May 25, a white woman called the police on a black man because he asked her to leash her dog while walking in a leashed-dogs-only portion of New York City's Central Park. Identified as Amy Cooper,...

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