Tag: diversity
May. 19, 2017
Indian Dance deserves practice space, too
If Drexel University truly supports diversity, then why is it that they only offer specific dance troupes their own practice space? Despite the fact that…
May. 5, 2017
Readers’ Theatre Alliance
There is a cloud over the land; it’s oppressive, dispiriting and frightening. It is the political and social fallout from the nuclear election results of…
Nov. 4, 2016
Why diversity is more than just physical appearances
Diversity. What’s the first thing you think of? A group of people of different ethnicities and colors, of all different sizes and varying types of…
Jun. 3, 2016
Open panel discussion tackles tough questions
In life, there are always topics that seem taboo or off-limits. Bringing up these topics in conversation can often feel awkward or inconsiderate, but Drexel…
May. 13, 2016
Laverne Cox gives talk on inclusion
On May 10, standing in a line stretching from Creese to MacAlister, students waited to hear “Orange Is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox speak…
Feb. 5, 2016
Voters too white lead to Oscars too white
In 1929, the Oscars were put in place to celebrate the best in the film industry both front of and behind the camera. The film…
Feb. 6, 2015
Chimpanzee subspecies found to be more genetically diverse than previously thought
A team of Drexel University scientists at the department of biology’s Gonder Lab has discovered more genetic diversity within a chimpanzee subspecies from Central Africa…
Apr. 18, 2014
Where’s the diversity?
In September 2013, the fashion industry was called out on its overall lack of racial diversity. Former model and founder of the Diversity Coalition Bethann…
Apr. 10, 2014
The long shadow of Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s been nearly 32 years since a 28-year-old taxicab driver was convicted of the murder of a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death. It…
Oct. 25, 2013
LGBTQA center launches for support
A rainbow of ideas were shared at the opening of Drexel’s new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Allied Student Center, held Oct. 22 in…