Our Statements on Inclusive and Anti-Racist Practices

The faculty and staff of College of Education and Allied Studies are committed to inclusive and anti-racist practices in our teaching, training, supervision, and in how we interact with all people. During the past year, we held First Friday Forums to maintain an ongoing, college-wide dialogue. These conversations will continue every first Friday until we are satisfied that we have fully embodied our values.

In the Fall of 2021, the faculty and staff developed two statements asserting our commitment to Inclusive Excellence and Anti-Racist Excellence. During the AY 22-23, all faculty and staff will engage in ongoing discussions to not only adopt one of these statements, but to ratify a Program Learning Outcome associated with one of the statements. We are developing the Program Learning Outcomes for each statement now. Then discussions will begin until consensus is reached.

CEAS Commitment to Excellence #1

The College of Education and Allied Studies (CEAS) believes in an inclusive learning environment where justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within our campus culture. We recognize that we have the responsibility to end the perpetration of racism, oppression, and violence against communities of color. We commit to creating classrooms in which every student is a valued and equal member of the group. In our classrooms, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT

• To see your culture represented in your courses
• To claim and determine your own identity
• To be called by whatever name you wish, and for that name to be pronounced correctly
• To adjust those things at any point

CEAS Commitment to Excellence #2

The College of Education and Allied Studies (CEAS) is committed to an inclusive anti-racist/anti-biased learning environment where justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within our campus culture. Every student in every class, regardless of background, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, class, political affiliation, physical or intellectual differences or any identity category, is a valued and equal member of the group.

In our College courses, we all bring different experiences to this class and no one experience has more value or import than another. In fact, it is our different experiences that will enrich the course content. Every student is encouraged to share their own experiences as they are relevant in their courses, but it is important that no student is ever presumed to speak for anything or anyone more than their own experience or point of view.

In our classrooms, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT

• To a bias free education
• To an education free of racist behaviors
• To see your culture represented in your courses
• To determine your own identity
• To be called by whatever name you wish, and for that name to be pronounced correctly
• To be referred to by whatever pronoun you identify
• To adjust those things at any point