{"id":5892,"date":"2026-02-17T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5892"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:31:29","slug":"ieb-newsletter-block-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2026\/02\/17\/ieb-newsletter-block-6\/","title":{"rendered":"IEB Newsletter Block 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cCaring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.\u201d 
\u2014 Audre Lorde <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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We are at an inflection point. One year after a major shift in how we understand our rights and responsibilities in higher education and across the country, I find myself struggling to focus. Which outrage? Which indignity? Which organization is most<\/em> in need of my limited attention and support? Even in small moments, I catch myself wondering: Should I post this funny TikTok? If I do, will people think I don\u2019t care?<\/em> <\/p>\n

History reminds me that great joy and great pain have not only coexisted\u2014they have sustained one another. Not by coincidence, but by necessity. <\/p>\n

The Harlem Renaissance blossomed with extraordinary Black art, literature, and music while the Great Depression and Jim Crow segregation devastated Black communities. Following emancipation and the Civil War, Juneteenth celebrations and the founding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities emerged as acts of hope and institution-building amid violent backlash. Queer and trans activists, many of them Black and Latine, transformed the Stonewall uprising into annual Pride celebrations that continue to hold both protest and celebration, visibility and resistance.  <\/p>\n

Joy is not disengagement. Joy is community. Joy is preservation. Joy is resistance. <\/p>\n

Where are you finding spaces of connection, laughter, and collective care? I encourage you to explore the offerings highlighted in this newsletter and more on our newly launched social media channels (On Instagram<\/a> and on Facebook<\/a>). If you are not finding what you need, please reach out. We would be honored to help connect you with resources on campus and in the broader community.  <\/p>\n

You do not have to choose between outrage and laughter, grief and celebration, advocacy and rest. Holding both is not a contradiction. It is part of the complexity of being fully human. <\/p>\n

In solidarity, <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Recently, news outlets have been reporting on important updates to major headlines impacting higher education of the past year. Here are a few: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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