Red and yellow, black and white: why should we care about diversity?
By Cynthia Machamer
The Catholic
Church believes that all people are created in God's image and
are called to unity with Him. Naturally flowing from this belief
is respect for and service to all people. A commitment to diversity
is intrinsic to who we are as a Catholic college...read more
Early efforts for student diversity
By Mary Hendriksen
In
1941, Saint Mary's President Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, CSC,
took a bold stance and decided to enroll Saint Mary's first
African American student...read
more
CWIL: Building bridges to understanding
By Elizabeth Station
Five years
since its founding, the Center for Women's InterCultural Leadership
(CWIL) is changing lives and attitudes...one learning experience
at a time...read
more
It's
not your mother's classroom
By Kitty Green
Student
teachers have limited interaction with cultures outside their
own. Preparing them to work in diverse classrooms is imperative...read more
One
for diversity: Tysus Jackson '99
While she
is quick to praise the professors and the academic rigors of
a Saint Mary's education, she is also willing, when pressed,
to reflect on another side to her experience...read
more
In
and around the world: Rocio Sandoval '97
Although
she found it hard to adjust to the change of culture, Sandoval
says it was easy to make friends at Saint Mary's...read more
Denise Cavanaugh '64: growing organizations
By Amy Durkee
Sister
Madeleva's leadership and myriad opportunities for service
at Saint Mary's and beyond solidified Cavanaugh's life course...read more
