Written by Tenecia Waddell-Pyle (BSCJ’16), Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at MyPath Companies When I began my journey at O’Neill IUPUI, I was a single mother of three active boys and a full-time police officer with mandatory overtime duties. I already had more than a decade of law enforcement experience under my belt but… Read more »
Written by: Alyssa Hodges, O’Neill Criminal Justice major and student assistant for the O’Neill Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion On the surface, Black History Month sounds like a great opportunity to celebrate Black history and culture–but why are we limited to one month? Initially, Black History Month was designed to be a week-long celebration… Read more »
O’Neill Criminal Justice major Amy Pierce wants to become a lawyer. “I’m going to law school—it’s going to happen,” she says proudly. Just a few years ago, she wasn’t sure how she would reach that goal. She had her GED and wanted to attend IUPUI. “I needed to get an education for me—not for… Read more »
O’Neil IUPUI Assistant Professor Lauren Magee spent six years working at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department as a crime analyst. When she left to pursue her Ph.D., she wanted to learn more about the disparities among those who experience gun violence. “There is an unequal victimization of people who experience gun violence when it… Read more »
As debates nationwide focus on police reform and issues of equity, a new report from the Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy at the IU Public Policy Institute examines equity in school policing within Indiana’s largest school district. The latest report is a follow-up from a study in 2015. That’s when Indianapolis Public… Read more »
