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The South African flag flies over the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., where Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu serves as ambassador to the U.S. In South Africa, the U.S. Embassy has been without an ambassador for more than two and a half years. PHOTO: Ana Faguy '19

South Africa awaits US ambassador after more than two and a half years

Ana Faguy August 12, 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa—After a vote last month in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, only a full Senate vote stands in the way of a U.S. ambassador serving in South Africa after a two-and-a-half...

Eunice Mthethwa holds a picture of her 14-year-old grandson, Velani, who was killed in the April floods. PHOTO: Sarah Harwick '21

Communities continue to feel impact of Easter weekend floods and landslides

Ana Faguy July 25, 2019

Durban, South Africa -- Buyiseile Mthethwa can’t sleep if it’s raining.  Instead, she lies awake, paralyzed by fear and grief and memories of the night she lost her 14-year-old son.  “I can still...

Durban celebrates Pride

Ana Faguy July 2, 2019

  https://vimeo.com/345562271 Hundreds of people gathered for the 9th Annual Durban Pride, held June 29 in central Durban.

Some women stepped out for fast food as they waited in line for hours at The Hair Trader PHOTO: Rose Barrett '20

Combing through sample sale at Durban hair shop

Ana Faguy June 27, 2019

Durban, South Africa—Hundreds of women lined Florida Road in central Durban on June 27, some waiting hours for a sample sale at The Hair Trader, a popular local wig shop. Some of the women had heard...

The traveling exhibit from the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery came to St. Joe's in Feb. 2016. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY.

Investigation on hold

Ana Faguy April 30, 2019

Working group on St. Joe’s ties to slavery inactive for two years It has been two years since an informal task force on St. Joe’s and its connections to Jesuit slaveholding last met, and there have...

Grace Bendon is the winningest goalkeeper in St. Joe's women's soccer history. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Goalkeeper leads dialogue on LGBTQ experience

Ana Faguy April 30, 2019

Grace Bendon was a 16-year-old sophomore in high school and a stand-out soccer player when she and her former girlfriend went public with their relationship. “I was nervous about what the upperclassmen...

Q&A with appointed Chief Human Resources Officer

Q&A with appointed Chief Human Resources Officer

Ana Faguy April 30, 2019

Zenobia Hargust, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Hargust spent the last seven years at Swarthmore College as the Director of Equal Opportunity & Employee...

PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

“Racial bias” incidents reported in dorms again

Ana Faguy April 17, 2019

The student in this story who was called the N-word numerous times is identified by their initials. The student spoke on the record, but The Hawk chose not to use their full names in order to mitigate...

Lack of diversity in administrative positions

Lack of diversity in administrative positions

Ana Faguy April 10, 2019

The university has named Zenobia Hargust as the new Chief Human Resources Officer. Hargust, who starts her post on Hawk Hill June 3, currently serves as the Director of Equal Opportunity & Employee...

An institutional look at racism

An institutional look at racism

Ana Faguy April 3, 2019

To our readers: In these past few months, members of the St. Joe’s community have been forced into difficult conversations about racism on our campus. These conversations are ones we should have started...

Tim McGuriman, associate vice president of Administrative Services, gives a presentation to students on the master plan. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Master plan unveiled

Ana Faguy March 5, 2019

Roadmap proposes ways to unify campus   The university’s newest master plan was publicly released to students, faculty and staff over the past week. Details of the plan were provided...

Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., St. Joe’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY

Q&A with appointed provost

Ana Faguy February 19, 2019

Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., was announced as the new provost and vice president for academic affairs on Feb. 13. McConnell spent the last 30 years at Rockhurst University, a fellow Jesuit institution,...

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