• Claudia Blount
  Washington College of Law
• Caroline DeLeon
  Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
• Jackie Garcia
  Human Resources
• Elmer Yglesias
  College of Arts & Sciences, Graduate Admissions

The AU Latino & Hispanic Faculty and Staff Affinity Group’s mentorship program bridges the gap between the Latino, Hispanic, and Latinx AU communities.

Now in its third year, the 2022 cohort had 41 mentees and 22 volunteer mentors and has evolved into a campus-wide collaboration that provides a safe space for our students and a sense of belonging outside the classroom.

It’s an opportunity for students to be seen other than a person of color or minority.

Geri Mitchell
WAMU

Geri created and released “Lift Every Voice,” a series of 45 audio modules for Black History Month broadcast to WAMU’s broadcast audience throughout the DMV in February 2022.

Geri organized and led a team of collaborators to create informative tributes to figures and events in African American History. The series is now available online.

Preeti Menon
School of Public Affairs

Preeti created a racial and ethnic disparities (RED) assessment tool for treatment court programs and a suite of resources for treatment court professionals to identify and alleviate RED in their programs.

As a result of the tool and resources, treatment courts have changed their policies and practices to make them more inclusive to all.