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Center for Women and Gender Equity

Michigan Supreme Court justice will give keynote at EqualiTEA

Kyra Harris Bolden, '10, will give remarks at the March 16 event, which is the 20th anniversary of this signature celebration.

Mar 7, 2023

Kyra Harris Bolden stands with arms crossed in front of a bookcase

Office of Multicultural Affairs

Q&A: Alisha Davis

Recently appointed the assistant vice president for the social justice centers and director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Davis shares how she focuses on supporting marginalized students and creating a sense of belonging on campus.

Feb 13, 2023

A portrait of Alisha Davis. She is standing in front of a piece of artwork, with it broken apart to look like a mosaic.

MLK

Wallace weaves personal history into MLK keynote presentation

Jerry Wallace, '09, is the president of Danville Community College in Virginia.

Jan 18, 2023

Jerry Wallace, left, stands with a microphone before a crowd of people in chairs in the Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room

MLK

MLK keynote speaker: 'The trouble is us, we are serpents in the garden'

Americans are so divided and divisive, Eddie Glaude Jr. said on the first day of Grand Valley's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration Week, their "elbows rub but their hearts are apart."

Jan 17, 2023

Eddie Glaude Jr. at podium, raising hands to audience. He is wearing a dark suit and blue framed glasses

HBCU and HSI Consortium

Graduate fellowship program extends to former HBCU students

Graduate students who joined the university through a pipeline program are now contributing to the West Michigan talent pool.

Jan 12, 2023

two people pictured standing next to each other with arms in front: Jourdan Watson and Ben Nanninga

Enrollment Development

Faculty member named to new position to oversee social justice centers, lead OMA

Alisha Davis will serve as assistant vice president for the Social Justice Centers and director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Jan 9, 2023

portrait of Alisha Davis in black suit jacket

Slate of campus events planned to commemorate legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Events include three keynote speakers, a silent march on campus and a day of service.

Jan 9, 2023

composite headshots of, from left, Jerry Wallace, Mary Frances Berry and Eddie Glaude Jr.

Office of the President

Mantella among authors of letter to Congress urging permanent protection for DACA students

President Philomena V. Mantella and other university presidents sent a letter to Congress, urging members to pass bipartisan legislation before the end of the year to protect DACA recipients and Dreamers.

Dec 1, 2022

President Philomena V. Mantella standing for portrait in grey suit with blue scarf

Enrollment Development

Pathway to GVSU program grows with addition of Detroit PAL youth

Many students in Detroit and Muskegon now participate in the university's Pathway to GVSU program.

Nov 29, 2022

VP Truss is pictured on a football field (Ford Field) with youth holding certificates and a man in the background

Financial Aid

Determining cost of college at GVSU easier with new online tool

Grand Valley made it easier for prospective students and families to determine the cost of attending by adding an easy-to-use, online net-cost calculator.

Nov 7, 2022

Students walking on the sidewalk on the Allendale campus, trees in fall colors, some still green

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