Diversity at Xavier
Xavier is inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic tradition to encourage all faiths and cultures to flourish on campus. The result is higher graduation and retention rates for students of color compared to other colleges, and a growing multicultural enrollment of 16 percent. These students bring with them different world views and cultural experiences that enrich student life, academically and socially.
Katriece Carter
Black Student Association
As a high school student, Katriece was a little concerned about coming to what was traditionally a predominantly white university. Would she be able to find successful role models who looked like her?
Lan Nguyen
South Asian Society
Lan grew up in middle America, but her childhood was filled with stories about her parents’ harrowing experiences in their native Vietnam.
Graciela Diaz
Student Organization of Latinos
Graciela grew up in an Hispanic community on the lower West side of Chicago. They were financially poor but culturally rich in the Pilsen neighborhood, where the people come together to help each other through hard times.