The First-Gen Essay Competition is part of the annual campus-wide First-Generation Celebration held each year in November. The contest allows first-generation undergraduate and graduate students to share personal stories about their first-generation journeys at UNLV. Nearly 40 students participated in this year's…

Keabri Edison (The Intersection) is the recipient of the Outstanding New Peer Mentor Award for being a new peer mentor who exhibited exceptional mentor qualities that positively impacted mentees and fellow peer mentors in the Peer Mentoring program. The program is part of the First-Year Experience under the office of…

Harriet E. Barlow, executive director of The Intersection, joined a panel of Southern Illinois University students, staff, and alumni to discuss African American historical events in the regions surrounding SIU System campuses and highlight influences these historical episodes have had on SIU System development. Airing on Nov. 16, the panel…

Harriet Barlow (The Intersection), Orlando White (Campus Life), and Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) facilitated a panel discussion and presentation on how toxic masculinity and hypermasculinity is manifested on campus and in the workplace, and how to alleviate those problematic behaviors.  The panelists who shared their…

Harriet E. Barlow (The Intersection) received the 2019 Strong Sistah Award in the Cultural Experiences Award presented by Sistahs S.T.R.O.N.G. The presentation was made at the 14th annual Sistah Day Celebration. Sistahs S.T.R.O.N.G. strives to reach the next generation by providing mentoring programs and services to young women and girls ages 10-…