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Stokes speaks at the end of Day of Dialogue 2020. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s seeks new leadership for DEI

Max Kelly May 4, 2022

After two years at the helm, St. Joe’s inaugural associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), is leaving the university for another opportunity. Nicole Stokes, Ph.D., will become...

Athletics department announces new diversity, equity and inclusion plan

Athletics department announces new diversity, equity and inclusion plan

Riley Frain September 22, 2020

SJU Athletics announced a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan on Sept. 14 to promote diversity and inclusion throughout the department. The four-part plan includes an SJU Athletics voting...

Heasley speaks about what can be done to combat racism as an academic community. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Students, faculty and staff discuss the importance of equity and inclusion during ‘A Prayerful Call to Action’

Nenagh Sheehan June 15, 2020

30 Mindful Minutes: A Prayerful Call to Action, held on June 3, was a virtual discussion for faculty, staff and students in response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and the death of George Floyd.   The...

No progress towards equal pay

No progress towards equal pay

Jackie Collins January 21, 2020

Where we should be in 2020 Over the summer when I was hanging out with my friend at her house, her mother asked me if I was applying for internships, what career I was interested in after graduation—you...

Q&A with associate provost for inclusion, equity and diversity

Q&A with associate provost for inclusion, equity and diversity

Alex Hargrave January 21, 2020

Nicole Stokes, Ph.D., has been appointed as the inaugural associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion. Stokes will fill the chief diversity officer position that has been vacant since June...

Racism lies within our institutions

Racism lies within our institutions

Catherine Moffett November 19, 2019

The problem with supporting Aramark In a Race and Ethics class here taught by Becki Scola, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of political science, one of our assignments was to watch “13th,”...

History of diversity officials on campus since 2016. GRAPHIC: Luke Malanga 20

Search continues for new head of diversity

Alex Hargrave September 24, 2019

St. Joe’s is renewing the search for a chief inclusion and diversity officer—now changed to an associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion—after the search last semester did not result...

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