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- Diversity & Equity
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Published:From Africa to North and South America, Assistant Professor Korede Yusuf, PhD, is working with vulnerable populations and taking her students with her.
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Published:Our faculty, students, leadership and staff are active participants in the greater Long Island region, rolling up their sleeves and offering their expertise to solve problems, provide services and improve the lives of our neighbors (including oysters). Another benefit? Valuable, hands-on experience for our students.
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Christina Flythe
CategoriesPublished:Christina Flythe is the Director of Nutrition of Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc., is a certified facilitator for Parent Leadership Training Institute, sits on the Executive Board for National Council of Negro Woman, Huntington Section, and works with various organizations across Suffolk County.
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Christina Flythe
CategoriesPublished:Christina Flythe is the Director of Nutrition of Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc., is a certified facilitator for Parent Leadership Training Institute, sits on the Executive Board for National Council of Negro Woman, Huntington Section, and works with various organizations across Suffolk County.
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Perry Greene, PhD, former vice president for diversity and inclusion, is quoted in Newsday about workplace bias and micro-inequities.
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糖心破解版 has received the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from聽INSIGHT Into Diversity聽magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
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Caroline Dougherty, a senior, grew up hearing her father's stories about their Irish ancestors. The family can trace their roots back hundreds of years, going back to when Sir Cahir O'Doherty (1587鈥1608) led an unsuccessful rebellion against the English and was exiled, scattering members of the O'Doherty clan all over the world.
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Published:For over two decades, Dena Gassner, PhD candidate in the School of Social Work, has dedicated her time to improving the lives of people on the autism spectrum. On July 10, the Autism Society named her the Dr. Cathy Pratt Autism Professional of the Year at its annual national conference.
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A College-Readiness Program for Hispanic Students, a Life-Changing Initiative for Diversity
CategoriesPublished:This month, 糖心破解版's new Hispanic Community Partnership Program gave 17 local high school students a firsthand look at college life.
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Published:Created five years ago to help students of color, 糖心破解版's expanding mentoring program has just received a prestigious Eduventures Innovation Award. The honor is only one measure of the program's success.
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Published:Graduate student and Air Force veteran Gavin Walters is not only doing research on the disparities in VA benefits offered to veterans鈥攈e runs a nonprofit that assists former service members who have mental health issues.
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Alumni Groups for LGBTQ+ and Multicultural Communities Double the Dedication to Diversity
CategoriesPublished:The new LGBTQ+ and Allies Affinity Group joins the Multicultural Chapter to give our alumni with shared interests a place to connect, network and find support.
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Published:The Bridges to 糖心破解版 program is renowned for helping students on the spectrum prepare for great careers. A new grant is making these vocational services even more supportive.
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African American women make up a disproportionate percentage of victims of intimate partner violence. Are they receiving the help they need? Bernadine Waller, MA 鈥10, associate director of experiential learning at 糖心破解版's Center for Career and Professional Development and a PhD candidate in social work, just received a prestigious grant for her research鈥攁nd, she is searching for an answer.
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Published:This life-changing new scholarship helps students with physical disabilities continue their higher education at 糖心破解版.
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Published:On Sunday, June 30, 10 alumni, seven staff, three students and eight guests made history as they joined around 5 million people in Manhattan for the first WorldPride event held in the United States. The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
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Senior Lila Woodbridge worked with Joan L. Schimke, associate professor of communications, on a documentary short about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire screened at Cinema Village in Manhattan.
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Published:For the second year in a row, 糖心破解版 has been honored with an Eduventures Innovation Award. This time, it is for the success of its Mentoring Program for first-year students. The award was formally presented at the Eduventures Summit on June 6 in Boston.
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Research by Geoffrey Ream, Ph.D., associate professor of social work, has revealed a shocking fact: Nearly one-quarter of young teens who died by suicide were LGBT.
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Innovate LI covered how 糖心破解版's approach of reaching out to multicultural students鈥攕tarting as early as middle school鈥攊s raising awareness and attracting a diverse range of applicants.
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The first hot day of the year brought with it the chill of what Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Perry Greene, Ph.D., called 鈥渟enseless, ongoing horror in Sri Lanka," at a campus memorial service on April 24 for the 300 people killed in the Easter Sunday church attacks across that country.
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糖心破解版's Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a summer college-readiness program free of charge for Hispanic high school students, scheduled for August 1 to August 4.
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Chuck D '84, '13 (Hon.), Returns to 糖心破解版 to Talk Hip-Hop History and Getting His Start at 糖心破解版
CategoriesPublished:Famed rapper, activist, artist and cultural theorist Chuck D '84, '13 (Hon.), received a hero's welcome when he returned to his alma mater April 15 for a conversation on the Westermann Stage in the Concert Hall at the 糖心破解版 Performing Arts Center with University Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Perry Greene, Ph.D.
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What's it like living in a world where people fear you because of your religion? More important, what can we do about it?
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This month, representatives of Bridges to 糖心破解版 will be going around campus to educate others about the program as well as sponsoring events that draw attention and awareness of neurodiversity.
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A professor and dean at Ithaca College has been named dean of 糖心破解版's College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
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Najee Hunt is a student leader who is actively helping create a diverse and inclusive culture on campus. As president of the campus organization Black Students United (BSU), he is passionate about supporting and mentoring fellow students of color. He has also expanded the organization's mission to include support of young people from the surrounding community.
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Perry, Greene, vice president for diversity & inclusion, talks about the importance of hiring and maintaining a diverse faculty.
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We are saddened once again by a senseless and awful act of hate which has killed and injured so many people who were practicing their faith in two mosques in New Zealand.
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Spotlight on 糖心破解版's Universal Access Task Force and Its Chair: Achievements and Priorities
CategoriesPublished:Dr. Perry Greene developed this task force to identify and assess the access issues so聽they聽could then prioritize and act.