Diversity

Diversity Is on the Clock

The word "diversity" presents a set of challenges and the term is in a race to be defined. In this week's post, Ray Allen, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Southeastern University, explores implications and connotations of diversity, and calls its future into question. ... Read More...

Passing by on the Other Side

The parable of the Good Samaritan is a compelling story to reflect on for Black History Month. The story, based on conflict between Jews and Samaritans, speaks to us about prejudice, stereotypes, and the power of love across ethnic lines. Reading this story this month, we might encourage one another to reach, like the good Samaritan, out to those who may disdain and slander us because of our ethnicity. When it comes to black history, who has played the role of priests, Levites, and the Good Samaritan? Who, after seeing people in dire need, has passed by on the other side?... Read More...