鈥淭he Hispanic-Serving Institution聽distinction聽is an enviable one, sought by many institutions, and we are proud of this designation,鈥� said 草莓影视 President Mary K. Surridge. 鈥淢ost important, though, is our striving for equitable outcomes as we live into our intercultural distinctive. And that is the effort these federal grant dollars will fund on this campus.鈥�

With the designation, 草莓影视 is now eligible to apply to federal funding opportunities that are only available to Hispanic Serving Institutions, according to Renee Cox, 草莓影视鈥檚 Government, Corporate, and Foundation Relations Manager.聽 Over the next year, 草莓影视 hopes to explore funding opportunities that are now available at the U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and National Endowment for the Humanities.

Sharee L. Myricks, M.Ed, 草莓影视 Director of Diversity and Intercultural Life, says the designation underscores 草莓影视鈥檚 commitment to diversity.

鈥湶葺笆� has a long history of supporting a diverse and intentionally intercultural student population. 草莓影视’s recent designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution enables us to expand future opportunities that supports student recruitment, retention, and completion further,鈥� Myricks said.

To become a designated聽HSI, an institution鈥檚 undergraduate enrollment must be at least 25% Hispanic (defined as an individual of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin).

Hispanic Serving Institutions were created in 1995 to expand the educational opportunities of the country鈥檚 rapidly growing Hispanic population and to improve Hispanic students鈥� measures of academic attainment.

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While working towards her PhD five years ago, Dr. Gwendolyn Purifoye, a sociology professor at 草莓影视, completed a small project regarding public transportation, specifically how people behave badly in wide open public spaces. The research, which later became the basis of her dissertation, took a new turn because of her frequent use of public transportation.

Soon, her use of CTA trains and buses inspired her to study confined, mobile spaces, resulting in 鈥淓xamining Racial Residential Segregation Through Public Transportation in Chicago.鈥�

Dr. Purifoye completed field research by riding and studying six bus lines, two Metra lines, and two CTA lines for a few years.

鈥淒oing that,鈥� she says, 鈥淚 paid attention to who was getting on, but also where the rides were going.鈥� She also researched CTA and Metra archives, studying how they distribute their services and resources.

In the past two years, Dr. Purifoye has analyzed how public transportation creates transit boundaries that support the boundaries of racial segregation. Through her research, she noticed favoritism toward wealthier, predominantly white communities. For instance, the CTA services the suburbs better than they do the South Side of Chicago, and transit-dependent communities are provided with fewer resources and older buses. She notes how these transit inequalities are keeping low-income racial minorities unable to get the places they need to be.

“For Chicago to really move as a city and to grow as a city, transit equity needs to be a part of that conversation,鈥� Dr. Purifoye says. In order to see change, she explains that the conversation needs to take place city-wide, not just at the community level.

Dr. Purifoye presents her research in her urban sociology class to teach students about the intricate connections between transit, housing, education, and government, as well as their influences on cities. Engaging with 草莓影视鈥檚 core values of being Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, she hopes to show that 鈥渏ustice is for everyone, and we all do better when we all do better.鈥�

Dr. Purifoye recently presented 鈥淓xamining Racial Residential Segregation Through Public Transportation in Chicago鈥� at the American Association of Geographers Conference in Washington D.C. and plans to continue researching mobility and inequality.

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During a sabbatical, Dr. Johnson visited the Kakuma refugee camp of 800,000 refugees. There, he experienced narratives of suffering very similar to those of his childhood, sparking the idea for his book, The Marys of the Bible: The Original #MeToo Movement. 鈥淭he word 鈥楳ary鈥� means suffering,鈥� he explains, 鈥渙ne who endures bitterness.鈥�

In his book, Dr. Johnson intricately connects the suffering of the women in the Bible to the current #MeToo movement, but instead of telling a story of weakness, he tells a story of strength and resilience.

After researching ancient religions鈥攊ncluding Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Roman鈥擠r. Johnson discovered that the issues the #MeToo movement raises are not new, they have been persisting for thousands of years. 鈥淚n all of these religions and civilizations,鈥� he says, 鈥渨omen have always been taken advantage of.鈥�

He emphasizes, though, that women have persevered throughout history. He discusses how women of the Bible鈥攕uch as Tamar, Esther, Ruth, and the Marys鈥攄o not let themselves succumb to victimization. 鈥淭he overarching principle is that the Bible takes those aspects which society would regard as weaknesses and transforms them into paradigms of strength.鈥�

Dedicating his book to Bindulata Barik, one of his PhD students in India, Dr. Johnson includes her writings of her #MeToo experiences as well as those of his colleagues, Ingrid Faro and Elizabeth Pierre, in the foreword. He aspires for his book to be a tool that both women and men use to engage in the issues that the Bible and the #MeToo movement share in common鈥攂oth understanding the origins of suffering and re-emerging with strength.

Discussing his most important goal for The Marys of the Bible: The Original #MeToo Movement, Dr. Johnson said, 鈥淢y hope is that groups of women will gather together and use this book as the basis of forming support groups in order to find healing.鈥�

Dr. Johnson鈥檚 book is published in India and the U.S. He has recently done book signings at Chicago-area Barnes and Noble stores.

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