I have become accustomed to being the only Black woman in the room. In addition to being followed around high-end stores and ignoring the many microaggressions of my peers, going places that are not inclusive...
There is a common misconception about the meaning of inclusivity—that it only goes so far as to limit exclusion and ensure the involvement of every party within a particular activity.
Inclusivity...
Tiara Starks, Entertainment Editor
• September 14, 2020
In the entertainment industry, characters, along with supporting plotlines having to do with disabilities, have been few and far between.
While shows such as “Switched at Birth,” “Glee,” “Breaking...
Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, Steven Kaplan, UNH president, announced the school had hired Lorenzo Boyd as vice president for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. Some students...
The appointment of a school chief diversity officer has received some backlash from the campus community.
In June, in response to recent national events of violence and a University of New Haven alumni’s...
As passionate crowds take to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd and those affected by police brutality in the United States, the University of New Haven is taking action against a class of...
As the 2020 elections closes in on us, the country’s divide looks clearer than ever. The State of the Union address on February 4 showed the country that the representatives and parties they had voted...
Tiara Starks, Entertainment Editor
• February 22, 2020
The invention of film and television dramatically changed how people view one another which in turn, determined how certain groups of people should act in society.
Today, celebrities around the world...
Beth Beaudry, Contributing Writer
• November 17, 2019
Being referred to with the correct pronouns and using the bathroom that matches one’s gender identity are basic amenities. However, for many members of the LGBTQ+ community, these everyday occurrences...
The chance for a gift card seems to have worked well, as more than 1,500 student, faculty, and staff responded. Regarding the perceptions of the university's climate, diversity, and inclusion efforts were...
On Thursday, Mar. 7, university President, Steven Kaplan, sent out an email to students and faculty concerning a “campus climate survey on diversity and inclusion.” The survey opened on Monday, March...
Everett Bishop, Student Life Editor
• September 25, 2018
How well do you know your neighbor?
Last summer a group came to the University of New Haven in order to share an in depth look of their experiences as minority figures. Professor Susanne Murphy sees...
Students came together at the Upstander walk to stand in unity against discrimination as they walked around campus with arms linked this past Friday, April 6. This was just one event in the Second Annual...
Being a person of color in a predominantly white institution (PWI), it is easier to notice when there is a cultural divide. A predominantly white institution is when at least 50% or more white individuals...
As it happens, names can hurt.
The University of New Haven Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion invited Dr. Davarian L. Baldwin to speak at their event, “‘That’s so Ghetto’…Build the Wall’...
