LMU This Week: DEI Archives
Spring 2022
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center Inaugurated by Story Circle - January 11, 2022
Becoming an Ally in a Transgender-Affirmative Campus - January 18, 2022
“COVID-19’s Effects on Communities of Color:” A Q&A with Cheryl Grills, Ph.D. – January 31, 2022
The Black Panther Party Newspaper Collection Available at the William H. Hannon Library – February 4, 2022
Ika Bunting ’71: “Claim This Space Because We Fought for It” - February 15, 2022
The Legacy of Black Educators - February 18, 2022
“Transformation through Dialogue” Guides TRHT Story Circle - February 18, 2022
Inclusive History and Images Project to Tell Broader LMU Story - February 28, 2022
Professor Examines Feminist Response to Violence - February 28, 2022
Fall 2021
Anti-Racism Project Year 2: “Restart” - September 7, 2021
Lo mejor de lo nuestro: LMU Staff Member and Artivist Raymundo Hernandez-Lopez - September 20, 2021
Latinidad Is Indigenous, Feminista, and Queer: LMU Faculty Brenda Nicolas and Sandibel Borges - September 28, 2021
Two Students Offer Views of Identity - October 5, 2021
Alumni Reflect on Their Latina/o/x Heritage - October 11, 2021
Bias-Response Team Works for Fair, Open Resolutions - October 18, 2021
An Opportunity for Mediation, Reflection and Growth - October 25, 2021
Black Student Space Established on Campus – October 26, 2021
The Importance of Land Acknowledgments as Preludes to Transformed Relations – November 1, 2021
Historian, Panelists Explore Serra’s Complicated Legacy – November 9, 2021
Considering Ballona and the Tongva People - November 15, 2021
Artist Is Indigenizing Los Angeles, Rewriting Historical Narratives - November 19, 2021
Listening to the Voices of Indigenous Faculty - November 29, 2021
Anti-Racism Workshops Open Understanding, Empowerment - December 7, 2021
Choosing to Live in Hope - December 14, 2021
Spring 2021
“Keep Moving from this Mountain” – January 18, 2021
Fighting Anti-Asian Racism Through Solidarity – February 23, 2021
Honoring the Life of César Estrada Chávez - March 29, 2021
*In collaboration with Chicano/Latino Student Services
Inclusive History Project Seeks Deeper View of LMU - April 5, 2021
The Medium Is the Message – Or Is It? - April 13, 2021
Anti-Racism and the new LMU Strategic Plan - April 19, 2021
Community Demands and the Strategic Plan - April 26, 2021
Fall 2020
OIA and LMU’s Anti-Racism Project: Updates and Highlights – October 1, 2020
Addressing Demands Through Mission – November 20, 2020
Continuing Community: Checking In – December 14, 2020
Spring-Summer 2020
Something to Consider for 2020 – January 24, 2020
Drawing Inspiration: Reflections on Black History Month – February 21, 2020
*Guest columnist Dr. William Parham, School of Education
Implicit Bias in a Pandemic: A Case of Virus Bias - April 2020
Reflection on LMU's Implicit Bias Initiative – April 27, 2020
Reflections on Being Mixed, but not Mixed Up – May 22, 2020
* Guest columnist Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Justice Roll Down Like Waters – June 22, 2020
Fall 2019
OIA is Committed to Creating an Inclusive Climate – September 20, 2019
The Impact of Intercultural Student Support Programs – October 18, 2019
Universal Design Creates a More Inclusive Environment – November 15, 2019
*Guest columnist Dr. Vicki Graf, School of Education
Becoming Open to Cultural Consciousness Conversations – December 12, 2019
Black History Month
In Six Words… – February 2, 2021
LMU Stories: Remembering Our History, Reclaiming Ourselves – February 9, 2021
African American Studies is Essential to Our Country’s History – February 16, 2021
*Guest columnist Dr. Marne Campbell, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Honoring Black Leadership – February 23, 2021
Women's History Month
Women's History at LMU: Spotlight on Dr. Renée Harrangue - March 2, 2021
*Guest columnists Amanda Herring, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts,
and Alejandra Alarcon, Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
Cura Personalis for Whom? The New “Shecession” Highlights Gender Inequities across Campus - March 5, 2021
*Guest columnists Sheri Atwater, professor of counseling and school psychology,
and Becca Okida, LMU Student Affairs Resident Director
History in the Making: Leaders, Scholars and Change Agents in Women’s and Gender Studies at LMU - March 12, 2021
* Guest columnists Julia Wade, associate director for restorative practices,
and Clementine Castro, program associate for the PLACE Corps Program
Sexism in Science: Was Rosalind Franklin Robbed of a Nobel Prize? - March 22, 2021
*Written by Reed Jones ’24 | Edited by Kennedy Wheatley, assistant professor of film & television and Velitchka Kalcheva, professor of marketing
and Francesca Gold ’22, Yoga Studies Master’s degree candidate
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Frank Miyagi Hara and His Gift to the University - May 3, 2021
* Guest columnist Michael Engh, S.J., university chancellor
Racism, Sexism, and the Harmful “Model Minority” Stereotype Against Asian Americans - May 10, 2021
* Guest columnist Stella Oh, professor of women and gender studies
AAPI Is Not a Monolith - May 17, 2021
* Guest columnists Eric Haruki Swanson, assistant professor of theological studies,
and Negin Ghavami, assistant professor of psychology
* Guest columnist Edward J.W. Park, professor and chair of Asian and Asian American studies
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
A Brief History Lesson on the LGBTQ Experience - June 1, 2021
* Guest columnist Hillary Henderson, Administrative Specialist for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LGBTQ+ Mental Health - June 7, 2021
* Guest columnists Adam W. Fingerhut, professor and chair of psychology,
and Anna Muraco, professor and chair of sociology
A Network, a Community, a Chosen Work Family - June 14, 2021
*Guest columnist Mimi Hoang, staff psychologist in Student Psychological Services
Spotlight on Women’s and Gender Studies - June 21, 2021
*Guest columnist Mairead Sullivan, assistant professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
LGBTQ Identity and Faith - June 28, 2021
*Guest columnist Chris de Silva, associate director of Music in Campus Ministry
*Guest columnist Martina Giselle Ramirez, professor of biology