February 6, 2024

CCRI’s Commitment to Racial Justice and Equity

In honoring this year’s Black history month, the CCRI community would like to reaffirm our commitment to racial justice and equity. It is important to acknowledge the ways in which history has shaped educational and institutional access as a whole. These spaces have been afflicted by racism and significant, intersectional forms of oppression designed to restrict the right to knowledge for students of color. As such, it is our goal to design more equitable, anti-racist paths for students of all demographics and backgrounds.

Through our work, we hope to bring education towards a future of diverse inclusivity. Whether by transfer pathways for our community college students heading to 4-year universities, by outreach to our rural learner communities, by building connections across STEM concepts and equitable, justice-based practices, or other constructs we hope to investigate, we will continually work toward that future. And so, we welcome you to join in our discussions this Black History Month as we celebrate each week of February.