Now in its 10th year, the Inclusive Excellence Grants Program offered by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion aims to fund, recognize and celebrate work and practices focused on an aspect(s) of LMU’s diversity. This year the grants focused on projects, community healing practices, and capacity building.
DEI and the University Intercultural Council, a membership consisting of faculty and staff, come together annually to select grantees. The following seven grantees were chosen. Congratulations to this year’s grantees!
Project Grants
- Black Faculty and Staff Alliance (BFSA) – Convene Affinity Groups for Anti-Racism Organizing and Coalition-Building
- Linh Hua, Julia Lee, Priscilla Leiva, Jae Williams – Seeding Retention and Care of Women and Non-Binary Faculty of Color
- Darlene Aguilar, Jamie Hazlitt, Marisa Ramirez, Kathryn Ryan – Hannon Library De-escalation Training
Community Healing Practice Grants
- Black Faculty and Staff Alliance (BFSA) – Wellness Hour series
- College SNAP Project/Anthony Barros – Health and Wellness Campaign
- Matt Morris, Christian Tejeda, Jada Trabue, Charles Swanson – The Black Filmmaker Rebellion Film Festival
Capacity Building Grant
- Kennedy Wheatley, Charles Swanson – Non-violent Communication Training for SFTV faculty
To learn more about the grants or to see a list of current and past inclusive excellence grant recipients, visit the DEI website by clicking here.
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