UNL is committed to creating and maintaining an environment where people from all backgrounds can engage, challenge and support one another. Its experts include scholars who have studied the cultural and historical effects of race and ethnicity throughout the world, as well as administrators who create and maintain a safe and welcoming environment for all students.
Jake Kirkland Jr
faculty
Student Life Resource Center
Director, OASIS
Student Life Resource Center
Bio
Jake Kirkland coordinates diversity programming for the Office of Student Affairs. He also oversees the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center and the Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services. He holds a bachelor’s of education from Chadron State College and a master’s in counseling psychology and a doctorate in adult education from UNL. He is a past winner of the Spirit of Nebraska Award, a Kudos Award from the NU Board of Regents, the MLK Fulfilling the Dream Award and the James V. Griesen Exemplary Service to Students Award.
Bio
Cynthia Willis-Esqueda studies the effects of race and ethnicity, with bias and issues of assimilation and acculturation a part of the mix. She teaches a class on the psychology of immigration, which touches upon all aspects of immigration and acculturation.