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Join the Conversation!

Open to all students, faculty, staff, and administrators.

Our annual Diversity Reading Groups offer a range of great reading opportunities in the month of October designed to invite every member of the Loyola community into shared conversations about diversity and inclusion. In this way, the Diversity Reading Groups support and sustain ongoing conversations around racial justice, gender equality, intergroup dialogue, culture, and community—on our campus and beyond.

This year, we have groups that will meet virtually, in-person, or in a hybrid format (i.e., your choice: you can attend in person or online at your discretion).

The Office of Equity and Inclusion will provide complimentary books. We are offering participants two options:

• Hard Copy (in-person pick up only)
• Kindle version (e-book)

To make sure all participants receive their books on time, we encourage participants to sign up for a group by Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. 

To sign up, please choose one of the groups below and

2025 Diversity Reading Groups

Title & Author	Group facilitator(s)	Group Details
by Fatima Farheen Mirza	Saima Sitwat	Thursdays at 12pm, in-person
Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown	Melissa Lees & Rhona Little	Tuesdays at 12pm, Virtual
by Mikki Kendall	Salima Clark	TBA
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Mónica Guzmán	Barry Dalrymple	Thursdays at 12pm, In-person
by Adrienne Maree Brown	Whitney Hobson & Emalee Quickel	Wednesdays at 4pm, In-person
by Tiffany Jana & Michael Baran	Mary Ann Scully & Christina Spearman	Fridays at 12pm, In-person
by Octavia E. Butler	Traci James	Tuesdays at 12pm, Hybrid
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio	Laura McCormack	Wednesdays at 12 pm, Virtual
Untold Truths: Exposing Slavery and Its Legacies by ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ	Jenny Kinniff, David Carey, & Maddy Payne	TBA
s by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson	Elizabeth Dahl & Terre Ryan	Thursday at 12:15pm, Hybrid