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Guilherme Lopes, director of campus ministry, has been selected to join the Campus Working Group to Confront Racism, a national collaboration of campus ministers organized by the Secretariat of...
Mark Bennett, a 2016 alumnus, was selected by the NCAA as one of 17 minority athletics administrators in the country to participate in the annual Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute from July...
Gilbert Omar Bruton will be graduating this December and is looking at a bright future, thanks to the opportunities he was afforded through a fellowship at JPMorgan Chase.
Celebrated by billions of people worldwide, Lunar New Year is an integral part of Asian culture. This year the celebration began on January 22. In East and Southeast Asian countries, the Lunar New...
Political Science major Marlene Konadu-Adjei will spend the entire spring semester in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF). She is one of only 26...
Neumann University's DEI Committee will launch the 21-Day Challenge for Racial Justice Program on October 28 to give employees and students opportunities to deepen their understanding of topics...
A group representing Neumann University participated in the Black Girls Move Walk on September 17, 2022, along the waterfront in New Castle, Delaware. The walk's purpose was to bring awareness of the...
Nate Seagraves, an aspiring photographer and self-advocate for people with Down syndrome, will showcase his collection in the Neumann University McNichol Art Gallery from September 8 through October...
June 13, 2022, was a pivotal day for Dr. Sam Lemon. He sat in a Delaware County courtroom awaiting the verdict of a trial that had haunted him for the past 30 years. At the end of the day, Lemon’s...
According to Dr. Rebecca Mueller, as the transgender population grows, the need for quality healthcare has become more evident. Working in the health care field as an educator and a nurse...
On May 13, Neumann University held its first Multicultural Graduation Celebration and Stole Ceremony, honoring the Class of 2022. This event was intended to provide a celebratory moment of...
Neumann University's Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), established two years ago, will soon have a full-time Chief Diversity Officer dedicated to sharing the university's RISES...
On January 16, 2022, Dr. Sam Lemon was inducted into the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spirit Hall of Fame by the Media Fellowship House and the Media Area NAACP. Dr. Lemon was selected to receive...
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association has awarded Neumann University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program an $8,000 grant. These funds will be used to launch EqUIPT...
The Neumann University Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) recently launched an online library containing links to videos, feature films, articles, and books. The resources cover a wide...
Are representations of racial groups in the media fair and accurate? What about media depictions of gender, age, class, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and disability? In CDM 226: Race and Diversity...
by Dr. Nathan Hardy
Neumann University salutes those who endured and fought for the rights of enslaved Black human beings. As a community in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, we believe in the...
In September 2019, academic advisor Denise Murray started the Black Male INT 101 course with the purpose of better meeting the needs and addressing the struggles that these young men face. Four...
Neumann has added to its website a section devoted entirely to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) information and initiatives. The DEI site includes a mission statement that explains the...
ASTON, Pa. - With the passing of Earth Day this month, the Neumann University community gathered to present on an environmental issue that many in our community may have never heard about. Led by Pat...
A social justice themed book discussion group was piloted as a program for Neumann Faculty and Staff this academic year. Born from a mutual desire for shared book programming and work emanating as...
Neumann’s annual LEAD Conference will include presentations on healthcare burnout, COVID’s effect on professional sports revenue, the use of cameras in virtual classrooms, the depiction of African...
These Landmark Cases Give Perspective to Protests on Discrimination and Justice Nominations
What U.S. Supreme Court cases have been most influential in the lives of Black Americans? That’s the question that Dr. Nathan Hardy, assistant professor of marketing, put to students in his...
As Assistant Nursing Professor Dr. Michelle Santana embraces her new part-time role as coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives (DEI) at Neumann University, her commitment to...
Are you woke? Shanice Boyd is, and she’s on a mission to make others as aware of injustice as she is. The junior hosts Stay Woke, a weekly 98.5 WNUW radio program to educate listeners about instances...
CDM senior Amaris Manning has checked one thing off her bucket list – writing and publishing a book. Her book, We, pEOPLE, tells the story of everyday teens going through everyday struggles. The book...
Neumann has instituted a two-pronged program to support diversity and equity on campus and to enhance social mobility opportunities for all students who face barriers to success.
George Walley-Sephes has accomplished a great deal since he graduated from Neumann University in 2017 with a degree in psychology. This south Philadelphia native is a transformation coach, a...
Statistics show that the odds are stacked against young black males when it comes to completing a four-year college program. It has been well documented that this population remains one of the most...
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