Engaging Diversity

The Engaging Diversity Program offers first-year students the opportunity to have open conversations about race and identity.

Diversity at Illinois Wesleyan

bullet The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs assists students in their educational and personal development, and works to foster a university-wide appreciation for diversity and a shared understanding of different cultures.

bulletThe University Council for Diversity supports and guides Illinois Wesleyan University in achieving our diversity goals.

bullet Each year, Illinois Wesleyan co-sponsors the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Dinner and National Holiday Gospel Festival and an MLK Teach-In.

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Campus Headlines

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MLK Teach-In Addresses Prison Reform, Political Prisoners
Invoking the words and ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his 1966 visit to Wesleyan, a campus teach-in explored human rights issues related to prison reform and political prisoners.

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Wesleyan to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Illinois Wesleyan will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a teach-in focused on prison reform and human rights, and the 23rd annual MLK Gospel Festival.

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Burke's New Book Explores Difficult Dialogue on Race
In a new book, Racial Ambivalence in Diverse Communities: Whiteness and the Power of Color-Blind Ideologies, Assistant Professor of Sociology Meghan Burke grapples with the struggle for dialogue about race and racism.

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Summer Enrichment Program Participants Honored
Twelve minority students participated in the Summer Enrichment Program, which involves formal professional training, an internship and social service project.

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New Leadership for Multicultural Student Affairs
George E. Jackson, III is Illinois Wesleyan's new director of Multicultural Student Affairs, joining Tonya Daniel, the new assistant director.