All posts tagged diversity

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Jose Lopez uncovers roots of racism

In a response to the hate crime that occurred last month, Jose Lopez, executive director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center and instructor at UIC, brought a Latino perspective on racism in the President’s Dining Room, Nov. 18. According to …

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Poet “Aquaflow” discusses his worldview at the Spoken Word Jam, Oct. 21. Photo by Emily Mohney

Spoken Word Jam causes intercultural tension

  Staff Report The Spoken Word Jam, a poetry slam hosted by the Intercultural Student Affairs office took an unexpected turn when evangelical poets conveyed anti-interfaith and anti-intercultural views on

To the Elmhurst College community and members of the EC LGBTQ community,

To the Elmhurst College community and members of the EC LGBTQ community, I am writing to address homophobic moments that occurred during a recent cultural poetry jam on Friday

EC senior Dina Lynch, right, helps sophomore ELSA student John Miksis, left, at an educational coaching session. Photo by Emily Mohney

ELSA struggles to find its place in EC community

When the Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy (ELSA) began seven years ago, its purpose was to provide academic literacy for students with disabilities—but its central mission was to

The admission application asks “Would you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT community?”  Photo illustration by Emily Mohney

EC first in nation to ask LGBT admission question

The optional question gives LGBT students scholarship opportunities and support As a way to create a more open and diverse environment, Elmhurst College is the first college in the

The Austin, Texas “Hot Mess” play at Beren’s Park in Elmhurst.  Photo by Kathryn Engelsdorfer

Chicago hosts the 2011 Gay Softball World Series

For the first time in 28 years, the Chicago region hosted the 35th annual Gay Softball World Series (GSWS), a weeklong event boasting over 4000 participants and fans

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EC names LGBT Guestship in honor of alumnus

EC’s annual LGBT Guestship has been named in honor of alumnus Rev. Dr. William R. Johnson, the first openly gay person to be ordained in a modern Christian

Editorial 9.6.11

A core value at Elmhurst College is community. Posters around campus have always shown different definitions of diversity claimed to be among our college community. Students who supposedly show

Freshmen Hera Rahman, Sadaf Siddiqui, and Mariaelena Delgado hang out at the Frick Center after a long day of orientation. Photo illustration by Emily Mohney

Minority enrollment increases substantially

Thirty percent of new students are minorities at Elmhurst College this year. Presumably, they are the most diverse class in EC’s history with a 12.8 percent increase from

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