Two BLI Advanced Fellows Receive the Renowned MLK Spirit Award

Pham has exhibited her passion for DEI and creating social change via organizations through her frequent work around campus. As a research assistant at the Office of Enrollment and Management (OEM), she worked to challenge the way University of Michigan students were represented, specifically those of Middle Eastern and North African (ME/NA) identity, who had to self-identify themselves as white on the Common Application. Pham helped establish a new policy allowing ME/NA students to update their racial category on Wolverine Access, fostering greater racial and ethnic representativeness among the UMich student body. She plans to continue her leadership journey and make changes at the organizational level, living out DEI in her career path. 

Growing up in 5 countries, Gupta was exposed to many different cultures and experienced first-hand the importance of building relationships with those of diverse backgrounds.As a woman of color and an international student at Michigan, she has worked towards creating positive social change as a member of MYSTIC (Multicultural Youth Striving to Incorporate Cohesiveness), as President of Phi Sigma Pi, a national honor fraternity and is involved with multiple mentorship programs. Gupta aims to work in Human Resources to ensure the entire employee life cycle includes diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices.