December 10, 2019
For many people, the holidays are a great time of celebration. Huge pine trees with lights and ornaments, Santa meeting children at nearly every mall, reindeer-printed wrapping paper… or, that is, for those who celebrate Christmas.
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Microaggressions: The Intent vs. the Impact (with Elsa Ramesh and Hoai An Pham)
November 12, 2019
Small, hurtful actions impact our campus every day, whether it’s from the professors who schedule tests on religious or cultural holidays, the coworkers who don’t use an intern’s correct gender pronouns, or the students who make assumptions about a classmate based on their appearance.
Navigating Dialogue Around Cultural Appropriation on Halloween (with Alex Kime)
October 22, 2019
Culture isn’t a costume. It’s been said time and time again, but each year cases of inappropriate and offensive Halloween costumes still seem to arise.
Becoming IGR co-facilitators with Bhoomika Gupta and Noah Bonello
September 24, 2019
Bhoomika Gupta (she/her/hers) and Noah Bonello (he/him/his) both became involved in The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) on a whim. Gupta, a junior studying psychology, took a dialogue course to fulfill distribution requirements while Bonello, a junior studying computer science, signed up for a foundations course because it fit into his schedule.
2019 IGR Outstanding Alumnx Award recipient: Arikia Millikan
May 1, 2019
Arikia Millikan is the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Alumnx Award (OAA). She was presented with the award at IGR's 16th Annual Award Ceremony and Graduation Celebration. Arikia is also featured in IGR's podcast DialogueUP!
2018 IGR Outstanding Alumni Award recipient: Sabrina Claude, Ed.D.
May 1, 2018
Sabrina Claude, Ed.D. is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award (OAA). She was presented with the award at IGR's 15th Annual Award Ceremony and Graduation Celebration. Dr. Claude is also featured in IGR's podcast DialogueUP!.
ALA 171 facilitators Powell, DeMaio, Thomas, Toma, Sharp, and Davis recognized at 2018 Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards
April 2, 2018
The dedicated, highly trained upper-level undergraduate facilitators of ALA 171 "Making the Most of Michigan" received the Quiet Influence Award at the Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards ceremony on March 27, 2018.
IGR Public Statement Regarding the Middle Eastern/North African Identity Category
December 7, 2017
We, the staff and faculty of The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) at the University of Michigan (U-M), support the student-led drive to implement the Middle Eastern/North African (ME/NA) identity category on all official university documents that collect demographic information. This initiative is in line with IGR’s mission for building dialogue across social group identity.
2017 IGR Outstanding Alumni Award recipient: Kevin Trimell Jones
May 1, 2017
IGR presented the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award (OAA) to Kevin Trimell Jones at IGR's Graduation Celebration. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Kevin completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, earned a Master’s of Education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a Master’s of Public Health from the University of Pennsylvania.
Off the cuff: Making and consuming food central to our everyday lives
December 2016
In this ongoing feature, we ask IGR students and alumni each month for their opinion on a fun question that relates to issues that are discussed within IGR's courses and co-curricular activities. This month's question is: "Why is the practice of making and consuming food so central to our everyday lives?"