About Us
- Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.
  Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.
Academics
- At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.
  At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.
Admissions
- Become a Royal! Scranton offers the perfect combination of academic environment, social experience, and personal support our students need to build successful lives and careers.
  Become a Royal! Scranton offers the perfect combination of academic environment, social experience, and personal support our students need to build successful lives and careers.
Student Life
- Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.
  Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.
Current Students
Alumni
- With more than 51,000 Scranton graduates out there, connecting with fellow alumni couldn't be easier, and we're here to help!
  With more than 51,000 Scranton graduates out there, connecting with fellow alumni couldn't be easier, and we're here to help!
Athletics
- Athletics
- Recreation and Intramurals

Contact Us:

Dr. Cyrus P. Olsen III
Theology/Religious Studies
414 Loyola Science Center
800 Linden St
Scranton, PA 18510
The University of Scranton
Phone: 570.941.7729
cyrus.olsen@scranton.edu

Anti-Racism

Anti-Racism Resources

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Nourish - Community (Michaela Ayers)

The Racism of Good Intentions

Situating the Cross & the Lynching Tree for Undergraduate Students (Olsen)

Race & Anti-Racism Training, Spring 2021 - Funded Conjointly by the Lilly Fellows Program & UofS

(Original LFP Grant Proposal - C.P. Olsen, G. vanDyke, T. Grettano)

Reading List:

Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840 By Rana A. Hogarth

The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life by Elijah Anderson (Author)

The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies by Tiffany Lethabo King

Twice as Good: Leadership and Power for Women of Color by Dr. Mary J. Wardell (Author)

Guest lecturers:

Elijah Anderson, Black & White Spaces, Virtual Presentation, Mar. 5, 2021

Rona A. Hogarth, Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840, Virtual Presentation, April 16, 2021

Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, Twice as Good: Leadership and Power for Women of Color, April 30, 2021

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