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Diversity Leadership Director Wins Women Transforming Business Award
Diversity, Equity and InclusionDr. Paola Ehrmantraut has won a CBIZ Women Transforming Business Award for her work as founding director of the Master of Arts in Diversity Leadership (MADL) program at St. Thomas. Her award was earned in the Community Impact category and she was nominated by Sharon Stein ’13, a member of the College of Arts and…
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Racial Justice Initiative to Host Voting Rights Symposium; Governor and Attorney General to Speak
Racial Justice InitiativeThe Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, in collaboration with FairVote Minnesota and other nonprofits and universities, is co-hosting an in-person Symposium on Voting Rights: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future on Feb. 1 to kick off Black History Month. The symposium, which recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,… -
In the News: St. Thomas Master’s Program Featured in Star Tribune Story on Inclusive and Productive Workplaces
In the NewsEVP and Provost Eddy Rojas and Paola Ehrmantraut, professor at the University of St. Thomas, were both quoted in a story from the Star Tribune about the importance of diversity in the workplace and the development of inclusive leaders to create a more productive working environment. The university’s Master of Arts in Diversity Leadership (MADL)… -
Series on Indigenous Relations Grapples With the History of University Land
Diversity, Equity and InclusionDuring the academic year 2023-24, the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas. is sponsoring a series of four on-campus events and two off-campus visits to sacred sites to learn more about Indigenous communities in Minnesota and the history of relations between especially the Dakota people and the Catholic Church. The… -
Breaking Barriers: First-Generation Students Find Support, Belonging at St. Thomas
St. Thomas 2025 - Foster Belonging and Dismantle RacismGaofeng Xiong ’23 isn’t afraid of breaking a few barriers. When the Maplewood, Minnesota, native first arrived on the University of St. Thomas campus, she knew attending college would be a barrier-breaking feat for her family. The eldest child of Hmong immigrants, she would become the first in her family to go to college. “Coming… -
In the News: Patricia Conde-Brooks on Hispanic Heritage Month
Diversity, Equity and InclusionPatricia Conde-Brooks, executive director of campus inclusion and community at the University of St. Thomas, recently joined WCCO Radio to talk about the importance of inclusion as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. From the story: “Latinos are here to stay in Minnesota. Right now, we make up about 6% of the population in the state… -
In the News: Yohuru Williams on the Importance of Committing to DEI Efforts
In the NewsYohuru Williams, history professor and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, recently spoke with the Star Tribune about concerns that companies are losing momentum in their approach to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. From the story: George Floyd’s murder by police in 2020 created an urgency in many… -
MA in Diversity Leadership Envisions New Era of Professionals
Diversity, Equity and InclusionDr. Paola Ehrmantraut believes in the power of inclusive space. The director of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of St. Thomas, Ehrmantraut is on a mission to produce space where everyone is welcome – whether that’s in the classroom, the break room or the boardroom. “When… -
In the News: KSTP-TV Speaks to Rob Vischer Regarding Inauguration
In the NewsOn Friday, May 12, Robert K. Vischer was inaugurated as the 16th president of the University of St. Thomas, after spending the past 18 years as a professor and dean of the School of Law. 5 Eyewitness News (KSTP-TV) recently spoke with Vischer about his vision for the university, some of the challenges facing higher… -
‘An Immediate Bond’: Tommies Give Back to Their Latino Community
People & CultureWhen Cesar Osvaldo Mendez Portillo ’23 walks into Risen Christ Catholic School, there’s absolutely no doubt that he’s beloved by its students. For days, young voices have been heard asking, “Where’s Cesar?” Now that he’s finally returned, their eyes light up and smiles fill the room. The University of St. Thomas senior began volunteering three…