A Culture of Deeper Learning University of the Pacific’s inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion on her plans for the role Back Q&A Jun 10, 2021 By Jennifer Fergesen In March, University of the Pacific announced that Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, the president of the San Francisco Public Library Commission and the vice provost of diversity and community engagement at the University of San Francisco, would become Pacific’s first vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. President Christopher Callahan created the position in July 2020, soon after he joined the university, as part of a suite of initiatives to address social justice issues on the