Short Story reading by a Creative Writing student Reyna de JesusContreras. There will be a Q &A session lead after the reading by Dr. DavidHicks, Director of Creative Writing
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On Thursday, Jan. 19, speaker, coach, consultant and pastor Rev. Shawn Walker spoke to a standing-room-only crowd in the Sordoni Art Gallery with an inspirational message of change honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Walker’s talk included reflections on personal experience with racism, and how we all need to move forward, …
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Wilkes University students, faculty and staff recognize Black History Month with a variety of lectures and events throughout February. 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3: The Impact of Colorism on the BIPOC CommunityHeld via Zoom Jane Sanchez Swain, assistant director for degree completion programs and PhD student at Montclair State University, …
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Wilkes students unite against systemic hate and racism The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and Ahmaud Arbery rocked the nation and lead to honest conversations about how the nation can resolve racial divide. At Wilkes, it led to a semester of advocacy, peace and unity. The most recent …
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A town hall meeting to discuss racial violence and injustice was organized on June 18 by Wilkes University’s Multicultural Student Coalition and the Office of Diversity Affairs in what will be the first in a series of initiatives to raise awareness and educate the campus community. The meeting, which was …