- Assistant Director of the Unity Center at Rhode Island College
- Email: danii.delarosa@uri.edu
Biography
Danii serves as the Assistant Director of the Unity Center, RIC’s identity center for students of color, LGBTQ students, and women. She oversees all programming that comes out of the center, including community-building events, workshops and trainings, and celebrations for heritage, history, and awareness months. She supports historically marginalized students through navigating college and systemic barriers, supports staff and faculty on DEI-related work, and is trained in Mental Health First Aid and as a Title IX Advisor. She obtained her M.S. in College Student Personnel in May 2023 and had practicums at URI, CCRI, and RIC. She graduated from Brown University in 2017 with a B.S. in Geology-Biology. Prior to working in student affairs, she worked in museums and college access. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, discussing television & film, studying feminism, and being a board member of the RI Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Research
I find it a great honor to teach the Diversity and Cultural Competence in Student Affairs course. It was formative for my own CSP cohort and it provides an invaluable lens for every student affairs career that helps us all be better, empathetic, insightful practitioners. It is a joy to watch students learn more about themselves, each other, and the systems we live in. My hope is that CSP students internalize the lessons we learn together and go on to live them out in both their personal and professional journeys.