{"id":4754,"date":"2025-03-25T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=4754"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:01:46","slug":"belonging-newsletter-block-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/03\/25\/belonging-newsletter-block-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Belonging Newsletter Block 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antiracism. Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. <\/p>\n

For years, CC has used the acronym ADEI, often known nationally as DEI, but<\/a><\/a> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>it is important that we state with intentionality these full words and not allow their meaning to be distorted.  <\/p>\n

Paraphrasing Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, at our annual meeting: <\/p>\n

To<\/em> be against<\/em> diversity<\/em> is to be<\/em> for homogeneity. To be against equity is to be for discrimination and the elimination of the 14th amendment. To be against inclusion is to be for exclusion.<\/em> <\/p>\n

Of course, at CC we also know that to be against antiracism is to be for racism. We will not let our words be co-opted, misconstrued, or weaponized. And we will not allow our values to be misrepresented. <\/p>\n

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Rosalie <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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transition to college, and the experiences of Black students at Predominantly White Institutions. He serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME) and the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education (JQTSiE). <\/p>\n

From Christopher: “I am so excited to join the Colorado College community and build on the work done around antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. I look forward to partnering with students, faculty, and staff to build out more resources and spaces to make the College an inclusive environment.” <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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At CC, we believe that Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and protecting our community from harassment and discriminatory practices such as antisemitism and Islamophobia, are not inherently at odds. In fact, we must vehemently protect our vulnerable populations and<\/strong> defend academic freedom if we are to uphold the values of a liberal arts tradition.<\/p>\n

An executive order and accompanying memo <\/strong>aimed at increasing enforcement for Title VI violations related to antisemitism on college campuses was issued on Jan 22, 2025. Over the coming weeks, you will see additional communication about how the College is navigating this topic, resources available, and an invitation to provide feedback to the group of faculty and staff who have been revising our Freedom of Expression Policy. There will be multiple opportunities to provide input throughout Block 7 and additional Know Your Rights Trainings from the Colorado Immigrant rights Association and the ACLU of Colorado. Details for these events and other can be found in the \u201cEvents\u201d section below. We encourage you to make time to lend your perspective to this important discussion.  <\/p>\n

In January, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) and American Association of University Professors (AAUP) joined others to file a lawsuit agai<\/strong>nst two anti-DEI executive orders<\/strong>. If you would like to stay abreast of the updates in this case, please visit the NADOHE\/AAUP<\/a> folder in the Belonging@CC Team<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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