Conflict between SGA and diversity leaders arises after two DEI vetoes from the SGA President. Director of DESB resigns.
International Transgender Day of Visibility
The annual holiday celebrates trans people while acknowledging the ongoing struggle for equality.
Checking in: three months with new Diversity Center director
Randall Ojeda works to implement a shared vision for the Center.
Time to Bust the B.U.B.B.L.E.
Bust the B.U.B.B.L.E., a student movement for racial justice, held its annual MLK Love Walk on Jan. 17 after the group’s hiatus. They have worked since 2015 — and have plans to continue — to improve the experiences of students of color at Butler.
Cracking cultural appropriation: Butler Ballet updates “The Nutcracker”
Butler ballet’s 2021 rendition of “The Nutcracker” offers a new interpretation of a traditionally culturally insensitive show.
What’s the deal with DEI?
Butler has implemented several new DEI positions this year including a director of DEI in each college and an executive director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and chief diversity officer.
Students discuss the future of the Diversity Center with new director
Aiming to make all students “feel like they have a voice” with new leadership in the Diversity Center.
Butler welcomes lawyer and human rights advocate Bryan Stevenson to Clowes Memorial Hall for guided discussion
Stevenson’s work in prison inequity and racial terrorism acknowledgement has reached across the country through his work with the Equal Justice Initiative.
The difference between and discourse of Latinx identity terms
This National Hispanic American Heritage Month, the Latinx community at Butler University adds to the evolving discourse surrounding the terms “Hispanic,” “Latino,” “Latinx” and “Latine.”
What’s new in Butler DEI
“I think the future is bright for the diversity center,” Navarro-Garcia said. “I’m optimistic about where we’ll go and where we’ll be even 90 days from now in terms of staffing, in terms of capacity to serve our students, expand our services, to reach farther into the margins of our student population.”