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by Nicole Rixen, IGR MSW Intern
April 2015
One of the best parts about interning at IGR is the amount of overlap that happens between this program and other groups around campus. This semester, not only did I start my work at IGR, I also joined the Michigan Ballroom Dance Team. During my interactions with a team of over 200 people, I have had the privilege of meeting other people who are not only passionate about dance, but about social justice as well.
April 2015
April 2015
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.
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.
October 20, 2014
IGR is proud to share that staff member Danny Alvarez was featured in the URecord.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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).
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
April 2014
Alumnus Joe Person ('06) recently addressed graduating seniors at the 2014 Patricia Gurin Certificate of Merit Awards Ceremony.
February 28, 2014As a program that is committed to the value of dialogue for creating social justice, we at IGR are pleased that the Michigan Daily has formed the "Michigan in Color" column. We are also encouraged by and proud of the participation of so many IGR students. Thank you for your thoughtful and valuable contributions, everyone!
February 2014
IGR is proud to announce the launch of our live webinar series for colleagues and friends from both U-M and across the nation and world.
Fall 2013
Below are links to mentions of IGR in the news. Also included in this list are IGR-related pieces in the news that are written by staff, IGR alumni or current students.*
November 22, 2013
IGR Student and Michigan Daily Columnist Zeinab Khalil wrote a thoughtful piece for the Michigan Daily called "When 'Minority' doesn't work."
October 29, 2013
The faculty and staff of IGR, as well as the IGR Alumni Committee, are so pleased to have welcomed over 70 alumni back to Ann Arbor on October 4-5 for our alumni weekend. Held in honor of IGR's 25th anniversary, this event helped alumni to reconnect with our program and see how it has grown since they were students.
October 22, 2013
We are excited for IGR student Zeinab Khalil for having an Op-Ed piece published in the Michigan Daily this week!
October 10, 2013
On October 4-5, 2013, IGR held an alumni reunion in honor of our alumni weekend. It was a treasure for all of us to hear how IGR has impacted the lives of our former students. We thought we'd share some of these messages.