April 2015
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The latest community news, opportunities, research, engagement, and more.
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IGR Student Staff Spotlight: Jake Cinti
March 2015
This month we'd like to tell you a bit about a long-time IGR student and employee who has shown a tremendous amount of commitment to our program. Jake Cinti '15 is majoring in Sociology and minoring in Community Action and Social Change (CASC). Read on to learn more about Jake and his IGR experiences.
IGR alumna Stephanie Chang makes history in Michigan state legislature
December 1, 2014
In November 2014, U-M alumna Stephanie Chang was elected to serve a two-year term in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 6 (Detroit along the river, River Rouge, and Ecorse). What makes Chang’s election to office unique is her distinction of being the first Asian American female elected to the Michigan legislature.
IGR's Danny Alvarez Featured In URecord Spotlight Article
October 20, 2014
IGR is proud to share that staff member Danny Alvarez was featured in the URecord.
IGR co-associate director speaks at Minority Student Achievement Conference
October 17, 2014
IGR's own Roger Fisher spoke this week at the Michigan Student Achievement Conference (MSAN) organized by the Center for Educational Outreach (CEO).
A letter from the directors (fall 2014)
October 7, 2014
Fall semester is in full swing and IGR is bustling with activity! We are offering nine dialogue course topics this fall to 107 students and we have three research teams. Additionally, our CommonGround team has just trained a large group of student facilitators who are already busily planning for student workshops this semester.
2014 National Intergroup Dialogue Institute Inspires Participants
July 10, 2014
IGR was pleased to host its 8th annual National Intergroup Dialogue Institute in June. Through the institute, IGR seeks to give colleagues from around the world the opportunity to learn IGR’s philosophy and techniques, so that they will be able to create dialogue programs on their own campuses.
IGR's Adrienne Dessel Presents at Biennial SPSSI Conference
Summer 2014
This summer, IGR's Dr. Adrienne B. Dessel, presented a chapter co-authored with colleagues Johanna C. Massé, Doctoral Candidate (U-M Department of Sociology and School of Education) and Lauren T. Walker, MSW (U-M School of Social Work), at the Social Action and Change: Opportunities, Resistance, Inertia, and Mobilization conference held by The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI).
IGR Papers and Presentations (2013 - 2014)
Publications
Bolen, R., & Dessel, A. (2013). Is discrimination against Evangelical Christians a problem in social work education? Journal of Social Work Education, 49, 528-547.
Bolen, R., & Dessel, A. (in press). Conservative Christianity and social work: Converging and diverging perspectives. Journal of Social Work Education (LTE).
11th Annual Gurin Awards Winners (2014)
May 1, 2014
IGR was proud to present the Patricia Gurin Certificate of Merit to the following graduating seniors on Thursday, May 1: Ronye Craft, Megan Fisher, Aliza Anis Hirani, Loren Lee, Blake Mackie, Melissa Manley, Eric Nagy, Ciarra Ross, Maja Tosic, Ozi K. Uduma, Jubek Yongo-Bure