Juneteenth 2024
Diversity Spotlight Alan Haller is an alumni of the School of Criminal Justice and has been Michigan State's Athletic Director since 2021. Photo Credit: MSU Athletic Communications
This month, we celebrate “Juneteenth,” short for June nineteenth. Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, the day in 1865, when federal troops took control of Texas ensuring that all enslaved people were freed. It is also called, Black Independence Day, a day for celebrating African American people and culture.
Diversity Champion
Faculty/Staff
Dr. Amber Bryant
Dr. Amber Bryant is a Detroit native and graduate of the University of Michigan. Bryant spent time as a high school English teacher, studied abroad in Senegal and Kenya, and participated in the Prison Creative Arts Project at U of M.
Diversity Torch
Student
Justin Crouch
Justin Crouch is a recent graduate who earned a degree in psychology with minors in history, international development and leadership in organizations. He was a PURI Grant recipient and the inaugural winner of the Henderson Family Award, a scholarship established in 2022 by Harold and Franzine Henderson.
Diversity Spotlight
Alumni
Alan Haller
Alan Haller is an alumni of the School of Criminal Justice and has been Michigan State's Athletic Director since 2021. Haller boasts over 25 years of experience in athletics, law enforcement and higher education, having worked for the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety for 13 years before joining the athletic department in 2010.