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Gonzaga Access Pledge & Unity Scholars Program
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Ladies First: One Student’s Love for Gonzaga Women’s Basketball
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Gonzaga Announces 2024 Eva Lassman “Take Action Against Hate” Awards
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Gonzaga Awarded 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

Two Decades of Growth for Lincoln LGTBQ+ Resource Center
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Finding Community at GU: Dean for Social Justice Leadership & ...

September 27, 2024

Joan Iva C. Fawcett, our Dean for Social Justice Leadership & Community Empowerment writes a letter to prospective and current students discussing the...
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Gonzaga and The Etiquette Institute Announce Partnership

September 23, 2024

As companies try to find etiquette coaches, they’re finding a lack of qualified experts. A new partnership between Gonzaga and The Etiquette Institute...
Hatsune ('26)

Mountains, Music and Mentorship

September 18, 2024

How Hatsune ('26) is helping the next generation fall in love with music and the wilderness while embracing diversity on campus.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

September 03, 2024

The relentless drive of Mandi Price ('14) is making showbiz dreams come true.
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Boundless Ambition: Internationalization Efforts Grow at Gonzaga

August 26, 2024

425 international students attended Gonzaga in Spring 2024, a fourfold increase since 2020.
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Big Spirit, Wise Soul

August 23, 2024

Raymond Reyes Retires after 36 years of teaching and engaging the community
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Encouraging Engagement

August 22, 2024

Faculty across Gonzaga will have classrooms full of students engaging with the thorny questions of the day. Rebecca Donaway in communication studies...
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In The Arena

August 22, 2024

Zag alum and political consultant Danielle Cendejas helps people navigate the tricky communication waters of modern political discourse.
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Meet Gonzaga’s New Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence: Duy Dang

August 12, 2024

This fall, Gonzaga University is going to experience something it hasn’t for about 65 years —a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. Duy Dang of the Royal...

The Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center Announces 2024-2025 ...

August 02, 2024

Renowned dance companies, award-winning jazz performances and more take the stage this season in the Myrtle Woldson Presents Series
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Celebrating Different Ways of Knowing

July 17, 2024

An initiative is underway in Northeast Spokane that aims to weave together the region’s history, culture, and ecology. The “Finding Our Way” project,...
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“Respect is necessary for creating social change.”

July 11, 2024

Gonzaga students Ashley Painter ('26) and Mia Foster ('24) sat down with Samuel McLaughlin ('24) to share about their experiences working with...
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Zag Dining's Commitment to Fighting Hunger in Spokane

July 08, 2024

Zag Dining has consistently demonstrated a commitment to supporting the local community. Since 2014, Gonzaga has been a recipient of a $20,000 annual...
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Gonzaga Welcomes 19 Students to its Inaugural Unity Scholars Cohort

June 18, 2024

Gonzaga University is thrilled to announce its first class of Unity Scholars, 19 students from across Washington arriving on campus this fall.
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Why Do People Hate People?

June 12, 2024

Gonzaga's Yolanda Gallardo and Kristine Hoover co-authored a piece for online news outlet The Conversation's "Curious Kids" series. Read it here.
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"Let's Rest Together"

June 11, 2024

A bench was named after Philip Vera Cruz, a Filipino advocate who attended Gonzaga University and made significant contributions to improve conditions...