Ghiglione, Johnson receive awards from Northwestern Office of the Provost | Courtesy of Shutterstock
Ghiglione, Johnson receive awards from Northwestern Office of the Provost | Courtesy of Shutterstock
Northwestern University recently announced the recipients of the Provost Award for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Equity.
Professors Loren Ghiglione and E. Patrick Johnson each received a $5,000 award.
Ghiglione, a professor in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, was recognized for his leadership in supporting Native Americans on campus, leading two steering groups over the past two years and recruiting Native American faculty.
Johnson, who is the African-American studies chair in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Communication Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies, founded the community-focused Black Arts Initiative.
“Understanding the diverse groups that make up our nation and the world is central to the critical thinking that is a hallmark of a university education,” Northwestern Provost Dan Linzer said. “And it is a privilege to honor faculty who, through their teaching and scholarship, are exploring diversity across disciplines to understand both the historic, economic and psychological consequences of biases as well as the incredibly rich ways that our differences contribute to our history, culture and art.”
Provost Grants for Faculty Innovation in Diversity and Equity were also awarded to 12 recipients, which included individual faculty members and research groups. The grants ranged from $5,000 to $20,000.
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