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Community Conversations: Racism at St. Joe’s

Community Conversations: Racism at St. Joe’s

Introduction Since the start of the fall 2019 semester, there have been three reported racial bias incidents on campus. In response to these reports, the St. Joe’s administration hosted a University...

Approximately 1800 students, faculty and staff attended the Forum on Monday, Nov. 4. PHOTOS: Mitchell Shields 22

Student athletes look to lead campus discussions on race

Nick Karpinski November 12, 2019

Hawk student athletes, many wearing their respective teams’ warm-up and practice gear, sat among 1,800 St. Joe’s community members in Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena on Nov. 4. The gathering was held...

Responsibility is on the students

Responsibility is on the students

The Hawk Staff November 5, 2019

What we all must do to address a racist culture The St. Joe’s administration hosted a university sponsored forum on Nov. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. The forum was held in response to the most recent racial bias...

How to use white privilege

How to use white privilege

Regina Schliep November 5, 2019

White St. Joe’s students have an obligation I’m from a small town on the Jersey Shore, I’m white and I went to high school with not a single black person in a population just short of 400 students. One...

Approximately 1,800 St. Joe’s community members gathered in Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena for a campus-wide forum on racism. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s hosts University Forum on racism

Carly Calhoun & Cara Smith November 5, 2019

A forum attended by approximately 1,800 St. Joe’s community members was held on Nov. 4 in Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena in response to a series of four reported racial bias incidents that occurred on...

Students, faculty and staff gather in Hagan Arena on Nov. 4. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

University holds forum in response to racial bias incidents

Carly Calhoun & Cara Smith November 4, 2019

A campus-wide forum to address the four bias incidents reported this semester was held in Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena on Nov. 4.  The forum, attended by approximately 1,800 people, was organized by...

Jamie Stulec 21 speaks at the forum. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20/THE HAWK

Black students detail racism at St. Joe’s

Luke Malanga December 4, 2018

More than 350 students, faculty, staff and alumni packed the North Doyle Banquet hall on Dec. 3 for an emotional discussion about racism on campus. They stood along the walls and spilled into the...

Immaculée Illibagiza speaks to Hawk Hill on Nov. 2 in the Cardinal Foley (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

‘I am because you are’

Sam Henry November 8, 2016

Forum on restoring peace in our communities held at St. Joe’s Through meditation, film, discussion, and conversation, “Ubuntu Philadelphia: A forum on Healing and Restoring Our Communities,” helped...

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