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Santa Clara University Announces Blue Ribbon Commission to Advance Diversity

SANTA CLARA, CA – In a time of heightened global attention to racial and social issues impacting people of color signified by unrest across the nation’s campuses, Santa Clara University has announced that they will initiate a Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity and Inclusion. Other institutions in the Jesuit network are responding as well.
Fairfield University students prepared to take part in a campus demonstration where they were joined by university president Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., to stand in solidarity with the students of color around the country whose lives were threatened, who feel unsafe or undervalued.
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Jesuit Student Government Leaders Take Stand Against Racial Injustice

We, as a collective of Jesuit colleges and universities, have a duty to humanity. Our Jesuit education encourages individuals to think critically, reflect deeply on the realities of injustice, and fight tirelessly for a just world.