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MLK speaker challenges audience perception of King
January 21, 2019
David Stovall, professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, contends that when people consider Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. many think only of the man who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., in 1963.
President Haas to receive Urban League award
January 17, 2019
President Thomas J. Haas will be among the recipients of the Paul I. Phillips Presidential Legacy Award presented by the Urban League of West Michigan on January 21, the national holiday recognizing the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Students protest proposed Title IX changes
January 16, 2019
Grand Valley students held a rally and silent march January 16 to protest the U.S. Department of Education's proposed Title IX changes related to sexual assault.
Historians to explore crossroads of slavery and American memory at Grand Valley event
January 16, 2019
Thomas Jefferson, one of the nation's founding fathers, was the most revered philosopher of the early republic's Enlightenment ideals. But he was also deeply involved in the nation's original sin of slavery.
Speakers highlight MLK commemoration week
January 14, 2019
Two speakers, an expert on the influence of race in urban education and an alumna who speaks to the hearts of difference makers, will give presentations that highlight Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week at Grand Valley.
GV named top ten school for LGBT-inclusivity, out-of-state affordability
January 7, 2019
A recent article named Grand Valley State University as one of the top universities for LGBT-inclusion and affordability, taking the same rank as Division I schools such as University of Wisconsin and Princeton University.
Replenish opens food resource on Health Campus
December 6, 2018
Replenish, the university's food pantry and food resource for students located in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus, has expanded to Grand Rapids.
Effective Diversity Programs Recognize the Intersections of Identities
November 30, 2018
Effective diversity programs recognize the intersections of identities by Sheryl Jackson was published to INSIGHT Into Diversity on November 30.
Grand Valley mourns death of one of its founders
November 29, 2018
Richard (Dick) and his wife, Sylvia, wanted to promote a vibrant and diverse community for all generations, and promote interfaith understanding and acceptance. With their support, the Kaufman Interfaith Institute was created at Grand Valley in 2007.
University earns largest grant from Campus Sexual Assault Program
November 27, 2018
Krystal Diel, campus victim advocate in the Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity, said grant money will also allow expansion of prevention efforts, like the bystander intervention program facilitated by peer educators.