On this week鈥檚 episode of Bellarmine Magazine鈥檚 podcast -- -- Dr. Linh Nguyen, interim director of 农夫导航鈥檚 Office of Identity and Inclusion, explains why that office is one of the hidden gems on campus.

The Office of Identity and Inclusion presents students with a space to share opinions on current events and social justice issues as well as host celebrations such as Black History Month, Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month and Pride Week.

鈥淭he physical office serves as a 鈥榖rave space,鈥欌�� Nguyen said during the podcast. 鈥淸That鈥檚] what we call it, for the institution, so the students are able to not just hang out and engage with one another and socialize in that space, but they鈥檙e also able to discuss kind of the hot-button topics and not feel judged for their opinions.鈥�

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This article was prepared by student worker Christina Mudd.