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Equity & Inclusion
"Here we call on our religious education programs, Catholic schools, and Catholic publishing companies to develop curricula relating to racism and reconciliation. Our campus ministers should plan young adult reflections and discussions that strive to build pathways toward racial equality and healing. We can also learn from the example of those young people who rise above racist attitudes and model respect." -- An excerpt from "Open Wide Our Hearts" (USCCB 2018, p. 26)
THE BROPHY OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION serves all members of the Brophy College Preparatory community. It seeks to provide the leadership that ensures every community member is fully represented and that every community member has the resources necessary to grow in understanding.
Brophy represents a diverse community united in the core belief that loving acceptance, deep respect and equitable opportunity must be extended across all lines of race, religion, gender and socio-economic circumstances. As we gain a broader awareness of those things that perpetuate antipathy toward that core belief, we have increased responsibility to educate, advocate and accompany our community to help create a society free of barriers, bias and injustice.
The Office of Equity and Inclusion leadership invites you to contact them with questions, suggestions or concerns. En Español
The Office of Equity and Inclusion leadership invites you to contact them with questions, suggestions or concerns. En Español
Diversity at Brophy 2024-25
Students of color comprise 43.4% of the student body.*
Hispanic – 22.2%
Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 8.4%
Two or more races – 7.9%
African American – 4.1%
Alaskan/American Indian – 0.5%
*Grades 9–12
Hispanic – 22.2%
Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 8.4%
Two or more races – 7.9%
African American – 4.1%
Alaskan/American Indian – 0.5%
*Grades 9–12
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualist concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Office of Equity and Inclusion
Equity and Inclusion at Brophy
List of 10 items.
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> Our Catholic Identity
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> Brophy's Ignatian Identity
Almost 500 years ago, when St. Ignatius of Loyola established the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), education quickly became a key focus of their ministry, with St. Ignatius believing that Jesuit schools should encompass “improvement in living and learning for the greater glory of God and the common good.” The Jesuits believed that there was no better way to change lives than to provide a stellar academic program rooted in faith; thus, they determined a Jesuit education would be available to all, regardless of socio-economic circumstances. Jesuits became missionaries — traveling to all parts of the world and establishing schools wherever they went. Today, there are approximately 850 Jesuit institutions worldwide.Brophy constantly seeks to be faithful to its Jesuit charism and Ignatian identity...- through a need-blind admissions process and an expansive financial aid program;
- through the Office of Faith and Justice that is both the heart and hands of Ignatian action;
- through Loyola Academy — an on-campus middle school for potential first-generation college students whose families live below the poverty level;
- through the curriculum with courses such as the Romero Program;
- through student and faculty advocacy for marginalized students and families;
- and through service learning, the annual two-week Summit on Human Dignity and Ignatian Spirituality retreats for the parent and alumni community.
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> An Ignatian Framework for DEIB
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> Strategic Plan for Institutional Commitment to Anti-Racism
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> Jesuits West Collaborative Organizing for Racial Equity (CORE)
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> The Four Agreements of Courageous Conversations
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> Student Spaces for Culture & Diversity
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Club
Black Musicians’ Union
Black Student Union
Brophy Advocacy Club
Brophy Culture Project
Brophy DIGNITY
Brophy Native American Club
Hermanos Unidos de Brophy
Indian Subcontinent Student Union
Interfaith Coalition
Jewish Student Union
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> Parent Groups for Culture & Diversity
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> A School and Family Partnership
The support of parents and community members is imperative as we strive to educate our community on issues of equity and inclusion and ensure that all students and families are fully included in the Brophy experience.
Parents are the first, the most important and the most influential teachers in their children's lives. Let's encourage them to respect people of all races, cultures, gender or ability, and engage them in conversations that will help them understand that discrimination of any kind is not acceptable. -
> Contact Us
Ms. Deena Sellers
Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion
dsellers@brophyprep.org
602-264-5291, ext. 6267
Mr. Jonathan Londoño
Student Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator
jlondono@brophyprep.org
602-264-5291, ext. 6330
“Equity and inclusion is the work of our hearts, and is at the center of our very mission and identity as a Jesuit institution. We are called to build and nurture spaces where we all can grow in the hope of becoming better every day.” ~ Ms. Deena Sellers
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