Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Mission

The Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (CDEI) engages the Emmanuel College Community by providing programs and initiatives that celebrate diversity, affirm identity and promote authentic inclusion. We aim to empower students from underrepresented backgrounds through support and advocacy.

Consistent with Emmanuel College’s Mission, the Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is committed to social justice and works with the entire Emmanuel Community to ensure the engagement, inclusion, and empowerment of all students.

Programs

The Center offers events, programs, services and educational opportunities for the Emmanuel community to explore issues of diversity and equity. We also work to strengthen our connections with each other and the city of Boston.

Resources

We’ve collected valuable resources for First-Generation students, students of color, international students, students with disabilities, LGBTQ+ students, veterans or veteran-dependent students and students with immigrant/DACA status. You can also find links here to resources from our campus partners.

Multicultural Clubs & Organizations

The Center advises the College’s multicultural clubs and organizations, developing programs, events, discussions and dialogues centered around current events and social justice issues in collaboration with students from those clubs.

Title IX Resources

It is the policy of Emmanuel College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or the presence of any disability in the recruitment and employment of students, faculty and staff and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations. Learn more about Title IX at Emmanuel College, including policies, FAQs, survivor support and more.

About Us

The Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion engages the Emmanuel College community by providing programming and initiatives that celebrate diversity, affirm identity and promote authentic inclusion.

We aim to empower students from underrepresented communities through support and advocacy. Consistent with Emmanuel College’s Mission, the Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is committed to social justice and works with the entire Emmanuel community to ensure the engagement, inclusion and empowerment of all students.

Katherine Facenda '23: The Smile Architect

Katherine’s foray into biology might seem an unlikely one for a future dentist.

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Christine Burke '22: Counseling with Compassion

Counseling & health psychology major Christine came to Emmanuel knowing she wanted to pursue a career in health care, and the College’s opportunities and connections for students interested in the field—as well as a neuroscience course she attended at EC Incoming—made the decision an easy one.

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Angela Girodier '22: “Learning Yields Knowledge and Knowledge Yields Awareness”

When asking secondary education and biology double major Angela Girodier '22 if she’s more passionate about research or teaching, she quickly and emphatically says “both.”

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Campbell Shealy '22: Fields of Dreams

From an early age, Campbell Shealy '22 was interested in two things—living in a big city and numbers.

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Matt King '21: A Maximizer (and Minimizer) for Top Global Companies

As a mathematics and economics double major with a concentration in statistics, Matt found actuarial work of calculating the financial consequences of risk for companies right in line with his interests.

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Robert Columbus '20: The Idea Man

Robert’s interest in the workings of the wider world grew in 2011 as the Arab Spring became international news. “I love history,” he said, “so knowing the history of the states as well as their current affairs made their actions and interactions much more interesting to me.”

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Michael Connelly '19: Preventing Cyberattacks with "Big Four" Accounting Firm Deloitte

Michael chose Emmanuel because of its location in Boston and its proximity to the city's "big players," specifically its leading names in the financial industry.

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Jessie Wang '19: Head of the Class

What began as an on-campus job in Emmanuel's student center transformed into a new career path for Jessie, one that brought her to Harvard University as a master's candidate in higher education administration.

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Scarborough '17 Helps Visitors Ponder Life's Big Questions at Museum of Science Boston

Chemistry graduate Jennifer Scarborough '17 has found a way to combine her love for science and education. She shares her enthusiasm for the subjects as an education associate in the Hall of Human Life exhibit at Museum of Science Boston—one of the top science museums in the country (according to National Geographic).

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