Under the leadership of the Director, IDEA provides outreach and support for students of color, under-resourced, first-generation and marginalized students for continued success and academic achievement. This includes coordinating the Running Start Early Arrival Program, co-advising the Law Exploration Advancing Diversity program (LEAD) and overseeing the CID Work Study Program. Additional programs and initiatives support overall student retention, career preparedness and individualized support and outreach.
Our programs promote inclusion, academic success and leadership for students who are often underrepresented in higher education.
Students of all backgrounds can join nine affinity-based organizations and three diverse groups and find community and support.
Make an impact on our SJU community by getting involved in diversity, equity and inclusion work.
Director of Inclusion and Diversity Educational Achievement (IDEA)
Natalie Walker Brown, M.S., serves as Director of Inclusion and Diversity Educational Achievement and has been at Saint Joseph’s University since January 2011. Her current responsibilities include providing outreach to and support of students of color, under-resourced, and marginalized students related to their student success and academic achievement.
Program Specialist for Inclusion and Diversity Experiential Programming (IDEP)
Imani Briscoe is the program specialist for Inclusion and Diversity Experiential Programming (IDEP).
