- Mailing Address
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1 University Pkwy
Romeoville, Illinois 60446 - Phone
- (815) 838-0500
- Email address
- admissions@lewisu.edu
- Website
- https://www.lewisu.edu/index.htm
- School Information
- "Located 35 miles southwest of Chicago, Lewis University is a comprehensive, Catholic university, where the traditions of liberal learning, values and preparation for professional work come together with a synergy that gives the university its educational identity and focus. Lewis is one of 60 universities worldwide, sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, an international Roman Catholic teaching order." The university enrolls over 6,400 students, has a 13:1 student-faculty ratio, and has 80 undergraduate majors/programs of study, 37 graduate programs, and two doctoral programs. (Source: https://www.lewisu.edu/welcome/facts.htm)
- General Information
- Lewis University has been increasing its resources for its students. The university will be hosting Dr. William Barber (president of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP) who will discuss "the significance of the Black community in the United States, ways in which allyship can be formed, and invited to identity a call to action." No mandatory Critical Race Training sessions are yet required of students. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Program and Research Funding
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The Diversity Engagement Committee (DEC) at Loyola University seeks to “study and discuss emerging trends, best practices, data, and research related to diversity and inclusion in higher education and in society at large and identify ways to further promote and advance campus wide conversation and action.”
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- Resources
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The university will be hosting Dr. William Barber (president of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP) who will discuss "the significance of the Black community in the United States, ways in which allyship can be formed, and invited to identity a call to action."
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University hosted an "Anti-racism, Allyship, and Action" talk in February.
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Lewis University has a website dedicated to the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan which highlights numerous efforts towards equity and inclusivity with increased undergraduate enrollment and undergraduate retention from marginalized communities.
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