That attitude has a ripple effect on the communities we serve, and thanks to Gilead, we can reach even more people from underrepresented populations and improve education access and health equity.” "Xavier instills a desire to serve the underserved and a mission to promote a more just and humane society. Margueritte Giguette, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. “Xavier is delighted to be a recipient of this funding and excited to continue collaboration with Gilead to reduce health and educational disparities," said Dr. The RECIF grant will continue to support the university’s strong goals of continuing to serve underrepresented populations as it enters its next century of service. Xavier’s College of Pharmacy has also partnered with Gilead for a health equity collaboration to serve underserved populations. Through Gilead’s continued support, Xavier has significantly expanded its pre-college programs. Eisenhower’s call to prepare students of international affairs to “wage peace.” Over the intervening years, SIS has grown in stature and influence and is now a destination for students seeking to think critically, build understanding, and wage peace in our world.New Orleans, La – Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic institution, was one of 20 recipients of Gilead Sciences’ Racial Equity Community Impact Fund (RECIF), which launched to support high-impact organizations working to tackle racial inequities affecting Black communities across the United States. Since our founding in 1957, we have answered President Dwight D. We are a top 10 school of international affairs, strategically based in Washington, DC. Through the transformational research and teaching of our renowned faculty, SIS prepares our students for global careers in government, non-profits, and business. Service is the foundation on which our school is built, and represents the best of what we aspire to be.
Practitioners across disciplines who understand that service isn’t a moment – it’s a mindset.Īt the School of International Service, we believe that the world needs leaders ready to serve. Scholars who connect knowledge with practice. Leaders who believe that violence is neither necessary nor inevitable. Economists interested in the consequences of trade. Communicators who acknowledge the need to be diplomats and diplomats who grasp the necessity to be effective communicators. Environmentalists fluent where biodiversity meets policy. What does the world need most? Security experts who know that understanding conflict is a step on the path to peace.
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