The Diversity News section exists to highlight current events that engage with matters of ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and people who are differently-abled. We invite you to join discussions and read the works of Wheaton's stellar faculty and staff members.
March 2023
- March 9th: Congratulate Dr. Shawn Okpebholo on his new appointment as the Blanchard Chair. View the announcement article
February 2023
- February 2nd: Attend the African Christians and the 16th Century Reformation lecture by Dr. David Daniels at 6:30 p.m. in Meyer Science Center, Buyse Lecture Hall (145)
- February 11th: Enjoy the Student Piano Recital featuring Hope Chun from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Armerding Center for Music and the Arts 132 Recital Hall
- February 14th: Attend An Evening of Music and Romance this Valentine's Day Faculty Artists Event featuring Conservatory Faculty Couples at 7:30 p.m.in Armerding Center for Music and the Arts Concert Hall, Performers include Denise Gamez and Daniel Paul Horn, Soh-Hyun and Leonardo Altino, Joyce Anne and Michael Wilder, Rachel and Kyle Orth, Karin and Mark Edwards, and Valery and Christopher Lorimer. The performance will also feature faculty members Xavier Beteta and Faye Seeman
January 2023
- The Wheaton College Conservatory of Music presents renowned flutist Jennie Oh Brown in a program of Conservatory Masterpieces at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 21.
July 2022
- Read the article 'A Dreamer graduates: What does future hold for me and my family?' by guest writer and Wheaton student, Mr. Yahir Rodriguez-Sanchez '26, for the Daily Herald.
June 2022
- Celebrate the appointment of Dr. Vanessa Wynder Quainoo as Wheaton's new Chief Intercultural Engagement Officer.
- Join Pastor Raymond Chang and Dr. Esau McCaulley for Progressive Church's "What Hath Justice To Do With Righteousness" Summit.
May 2022
- Congratulate Dr. Esau McCaulley on his new book, Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit.
April 2022
- Join Dr. David Cho from 5:10 to 6:00 p.m. on April 6th for Poet Rush Hour in the Aremerding Hall Lobby
- Join Dr. Miho Nonaka and Provost Karen An-hwei Lee at 7:30 p.m. for the Armerding concert on April 27th in the Armerding Concert Hall
March 2022
February 2022
- Celebrate the release of Dr. Shawn Okpebholo's second album, Lord, How Come Me Here?. Visit his website for more information. Congratulations, Dr. Okpebholo! This project will also be featuring Mr. Will Liverman '10, and Dr. Leonardo Altino
- Congratulate Dr. David S. Cho on his new book, A Half-Life.
January 2022
- Read the Washington Post Feature where Mr. Kedrick Armstrong was named one of twenty-two "22 for ’22: Composers and Performers to Watch this Year".
December 2021
- Read a feature by OnStage Blog about Mr. Will Liverman's ('10) Grammy Award Nomination.
November 2021
- Read Dr. Matthew Milliner's article titled G.K. Chesterton and the Art of the First Nations in The Hedgehog Review.
- In honor of the unique perspectives of the Native American community, we invite you to enjoy the Hansen Lecture Series by Dr. Matthew Milliner. View the replays.
October 2021
- Read Dr. Jordan Ryan's newest article titled The Underclass Myth and Taking Our Rightful Place at the Foot of the Table in Reclaim Magazine.
- Read about Favor Ezewuzie '21 who was awarded the Top 30 for the 2021 NCAA Women of the Year Award.
September 2021
- Learn about Wheaton's new Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies Major/Minor Program. Read the article.
- Join Dr. Nathan Cartagena, Dr. Oneya Fennell Okuwobi, Pastor Russ Whitfield, Dr. Russell Moore, and Dr. Jeff Liou on Thursday, September 30th at 1:00 p.m. CST for a panel discussion titled In the Shadow of CRT: Christians and Critical Race Theory. This event will be hosted by Christianity Today.
- Read Dr. Nathan Cartagena's article titled No Context, No Gospel in Word Outspoken Magazine.
- Read Dr. Nathan Cartagena's article titled I Found Christ's Liberating Spirit in Critical Race Theory in Sojourners Magazine.
- Listen to Christianity Today's podcast featuring Pastor Raymond Chang titled From Invisibility to Advocacy.
May 2021
- Join the Asian American Christian Collaborative for a panel discussion on Tuesday, May 18th at 6:30 p.m. CST with Pastor Raymond Chang, Dr. Pam Barger, and Dr. Charles Liu titled Stereotypes that Harm the Asian American Community.
- Join Dr. Hill and Kimani “Kiki” Francois '19 for Christianity Today’s webinar titled The Fire This Time: Reflections on a Year of Racial Reckoning. This event is live and will be live on Wednesday, May 26th at 1:00 p.m. CST. Learn more about the event.
April 2021
- Read Dr. Gregory Lee's article titled Discovering the Kingdom: Matthew 13:44-46 featured on Christianity Today's website.
- Read an article about Dr. Nathan Cartagena, a Wheaton College Assistant Professor of Philosophy, by Mitchell Atencio of Sojo.net titled Why Nathan Cartagena Teaches Critical Race Theory to Evangelicals.
- We hope you enjoyed the panel discussion by Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes, Pastor Ray Chang, Ms. Nikki Toyama Stetzo, Pastor Juliet Liu, and Dr. Gabriel J. Catanus, titled Confronting Racism: How Churches Can speak Truth & Pursue Gospel-Centered Restoration. This event was hosted by the Humanitarian Disaster Institute, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the Asian American Christian Collaborative.
- View the replay of a panel discussion by Dr. Gregory Lee, and panelists, Dr. Hanmee Kim, Dr. Yousaf Sadiq, Ms. Joy Lee-Ryan, and Dr. Alex Haskins, titled Why Does Asia Matter for Asian Americans? Imperialism and the Question of Asian Identity. This event was hosted by the Office of Intercultural Engagement and the Asian American Christian Collaborative.
March 2021
- Read Dr. Jordan Ryan's Article addressing Anti-Asian racism titled 500 Years of Anti-Asian Violence. It Must End Now.
- Read Dr. Esau McCaulley's Article on the topic of solidarity with the Asian and Asian American community titled Same, but Different: Notes on Black Christian Solidarity Against anti-Asian Racism.
- We hope you enjoyed the Wheaton Humanitarian Disaster Institute's discussion with Ms. Nikole Lim, Founder and International Director of Freely Hope titled Meet the Author.
- View the replay of Dr. Sheila Caldwell and other Chief Diversity Officers in a panel discussion titled Advancing Women in Leadership Inclusive Excellence Leadership in Action.
- View the replay of a panel discussion Webinar by Christianity Today featuring Dr. Sheila Caldwell, Dr. Michelle Reyes, Dr. Jamal Hopkins, Dr. Walter Kim, and Dr. Vince Bacote titled Pursuing Racial Justice.
February 2021
- Read Dr. Johann Buis's article, featured by the Wheaton Magazine, titled Dancing Against Segregation.
- Listen to Dr. Esau McCaulley's Interview on The Bible Project Podcast titled, Reading While Black.
January 2021
- Read Dr. Gregory Lee's article, featured by Comment Magazine, titled The Complexities of Forbearance.
- Read Dr. Esau McCaulley's article, featured by Christianity Today, titled It’s Not Enough to Preach Racial Justice. We Need to Champion Policy Change.
- Read Dr. Jordan Ryan's articles, featured by Asian American Christian Collaborative, titled No Model Minority Part I and No Model Minority Part II.
- Read Pastor Raymond Chang's article, featured by Christianity Today, titled The SBC, Whiteness, and an Exodus of Black Pastors.
- View Dr. Christin Fort's talk titled On Poverty, featured in Fuller Seminary's virtual celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
December 2020
- This month, we celebrate with Dr. Esau McCaulley for his latest book being named among the Twelve Important Theology books of 2020 according to Englewood Review of Books. Read the article.
November 2020
- In honor of the unique perspectives of the Native American community, we invite you to enjoy the Hansen Lecture Series by Dr. Matthew Milliner. View the replays.
October 2020
- In honor of the unique perspectives of the Filipino and Filipino American community, we invite you to enjoy That Thing Called Pandemya: PINOYS Reflecting Theologically on COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Violence featuring Wheaton's very own, Dr. Jordan Ryan. View the replay.
September 2020
- In honor of the unique perspectives of the Latino and Hispanic community, we invite you to enjoy writings from Wheaton's very own Dr. Nathan Cartagena, as he writes about his experiences on his blog, Mestizos Meditations.