From the Desk of the Council: Yunseo Ki

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Yunseo

From the Desk of the Council: Bhoomika Shettigar

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Bhoomika

From the Desk of the Council: Moments of Peace

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Klaertje

From the Desk of the Council: Sanya Sami

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Sanya

From the Desk of the Council: Jessica Sun

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Jessica

From the Desk of the Council: Spring Break Reflection

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Koro

From the Desk of the Council: Towards a Brighter Future

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Kamilla

From the Desk of the Council: My Uncle’s Words

One of the core missions of the Honors Diversity Council is to serve as a voice for marginalized communities on campus and foster a sense of belonging. Their weekly blog posts discuss the experience of students with marginalized identities/and or how the University community can be a more inclusive environment for everyone. This week, Honors

Knowing How to Support Our Peers and How to Best Utilize the University Counseling Service

The following excerpt was taken from a transcript of Honors DEI Council member William’s interview with Dr. Barry Schreier. The interview covered topics concerning mental health in marginalized, high achieving college students. Dr. Schreier is a licensed psychologist in the state of Iowa and currently serves as the director of the higher education program in

From the Desk of the Council: Shefa’a Tawil

Rain, but not the type with water.   It’s dust, raining down because the bomb that just struck disintegrated everything.   Dust that is full of life, there’s human ashes in there.   Dust falls into the open eyes of the dead.   Their blood soaks into the Dust penetrated ground, even in death, this world knows their true