The Kutztown University Commission on Human Diversity hosted its 13th annual Diversity Conference in early March. Mary Rita Weller, Ed.D. '06 served as a keynote speaker at the conference, which focused on contemporary issues in human diversity and social justice. Weller, who teaches full-time at Kutztown University, was selected as the speaker based on her years of clinical experience working with children and adults that have experienced trauma, as well as supporting sexual minorities and individuals with disabilities.

Weller holds undergraduate degrees in sociology and Spanish from the State University of New York, Oneonta. She received her Master of Social Work from Temple University and her Doctor of Philosophy in education with a concentration in human sexuality from Widener University.