Diversity and Equity
The AJCU Conference on Diversity and Equity (formerly known as the Conference on Multicultural Affairs [CMA]) was established in October, 1981 to ensure optimal access to Jesuit higher education for African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American (AHANA) students who are often considered underrepresented at the twenty-eight U.S. Jesuit institutions.
 
Conference GoalsEnsure access of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American students to Jesuit higher education
Provide an awareness of challenges faced by students of color and foster the development of strategies to overcome these challenges
Enhance the quality of the educational experience for all students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Promote the institutionalization of participation by underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in planning, policy formulation and implementation

Chair: Rodney Parker, Loyola University Maryland
Phone: (410) 617-2310
E-mail: RParker1@loyola.edu

Next Conference

Location: Loyola University Chicago
Dates: June 11-13, 2014

The 2013 AJCU Conference on Diversity and Equity was held at Georgetown University in June, 2013. For more information, please visit the conference website: cmaconference2013.com.


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"...This crest [IHS] continually reminds us of a reality that we must never forget: the centrality of Christ for each one of us and for the whole Society, the Society that Saint Ignatius wanted to name "of Jesus" to indicate the point of reference."
Pope Francis: July 31, 2013


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