2022

December
- Season’s Greetings and Annual Report from the Chief Diversity Officer
  
  December 21, 2022
  
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- How the Latino Experience has Evolved on Drexel's Campus
  
  December 14, 2022
  
  Three student organizations have taken it upon themselves to cultivate culture and community over the last decade.
  
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- Drexel’s Kline School of Law Receives Gift to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
  
  December 8, 2022
  
  The Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University has received a $1 million gift from Stephen A. Sheller, Esq, and Sandra Sheller to establish an endowment that will permanently fund and expand an initiative that was created in 2019 to prepare undergraduate students and working professionals, from backgrounds typically underrepresented in the legal field, to study and practice law.
  
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- Tailored Activity Program Shows Promise for Black People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
  
  December 6, 2022
  
  A recently published study led by Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, Distinguished University professor and dean of Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, examined the effects of the Tailored Activity Program on agitated and aggressive behaviors of people living with dementia in Black and white families.
  
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November
- $1.1 Million Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant Will Support Drexel’s Efforts to Create a More Inclusive Learning Environment for STEM Students
  
  November 30, 2022
  
  As part of a national initiative by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Drexel University will team with 14 other colleges and universities as part of a learning community that will take a closer look at how to promote inclusive teaching to more effectively engage students from all backgrounds, including those who belong to groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
  
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October
- Allen Riddick Recognized With City of Philadelphia Citation Award
  
  October 13, 2022
  
  Drexel University’s Executive Director of Economic Impact and Workforce Inclusion was recognized for his valuable contributions to the city’s growing minority business community — five years after his father was recognized with the same award.
  
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September
- Now Available: Results of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Survey
  
  September 20, 2022
  
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- Presenting the 2022 Annual Report on Drexel’s Anti-Racism Commitments
  
  September 19, 2022
  
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- Drexel and University City Science Center Select Four Startups for Inaugural Raynier Seed Fund Cohort
  
  September 15, 2022
  
  Startups with an eye on supporting service organizations and improving equity and access to resources for mental health, technology and homeownership are among the first cohort that will receive funding from Drexel University and the University City Science Center’s Raynier Seed Fund for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs.
  
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- The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded $10 Million for Advancing Equitable Strategies and Reducing Barriers for Autistic Individuals of All Ages
  
  September 9, 2022
  
  Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute was awarded a 5-year, $10 million Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) award from the National Institutes of Health to understand and reduce barriers to good health and health care access for people with autism. The project titled “Public Health and Autism Science advancing Equitable Strategies across the life course” (PHASES) will employ a public health research framework to examine health determinants, health services delivery and health inequity – especially in under-represented diverse populations – and the impact of these forces on autistic people’s health outcomes.
  
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- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded $2.5 Million Grant for Research to Support Healthy and Equitable Life Outcomes for Autistic Youth and Young Adults
  
  September 8, 2022
  
  Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute recently received a $2.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund the Institute’s Autism Transitions Research Project for an additional five years to address a “services cliff” that many transition-age autistic youth face.
  
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- Introducing the Office for Institutional Equity and Inclusive Culture
  
  September 8, 2022
  
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August
- Drexel Offering Tuition Discount to Pennsylvania, New Jersey Community College Graduates
  
  August 9, 2022
  
  Drexel will offer the tuition discount to students with an associate degree who transfer to the University.
  
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May
- Center for Black Culture Gallery Presents the Art of Community
  
  May 19, 2022
  
  The newest exhibition space on campus is dedicated to art showing Black experiences, beauty, and contributions. The current exhibition contains photographs taken during 2020 protests in Philadelphia over the unjust murders of Black people.
  
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March
- Public Health Scholarship at Drexel Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Support
  
  March 31, 2022
  
  With new support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health will expand its work to identify, study and challenge the health effects of racism and exclusion throughout our nation’s history.
  
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February
- Watch: BEAD's 2022 Black History Month Luncheon
  
  February 28, 2022
  
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- Discussion Links Drexel’s Anti-Racism Efforts and Its New Strategic Plan
  
  February 23, 2022
  
  In a recorded discussion, University leaders shared how the commitments from the Anti-Racism Task Force are being integrated into Drexel’s ongoing strategic planning process.
  
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