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2020 Racial Justice Reckoning at Heller

Community CQI Pathway | June to December

Summer:

Sankofa Community Conference

Sankofa Community Conference: Co-Constructing Racial Justice through Life and Work
Spearheaded by Visiting Research Scholar Callie Watkins Liu, PhD’17, organized by Kendra Davis, MS/MA SID’21 and 40 other volunteers
500 participants over 2 days

"Sick and Tired" Panel

Sankofa Community Conversation: "Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired": A Conversation on Anti-Racism & Equity Momentum in America
Featuring: Brandeis Professor of History Leah Wright Rigueur, Brandeis University Professor Anita Hill; Rutgers Professor Bill Rodgers; moderated by Heller Associate Dean Maria Madison

Fall:

Heller Community Reading

“From #Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation,” Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Ongoing conversation with faculty, researchers, staff, students and alumni.
Faculty and staff meetings, academic program and research committee meetings, town halls
New student orientation includes workshops and breakout room discussions on the book

Teach-In

Heller Community Reading for Social Justice: Teach-In with Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Mentorship Program

Second pilot begun

Racial Justice & Election

Workshops and breakout rooms

Faculty Committee

Cascading racial justice work into standing meeting agendas: "Contextualizing and embedding racial justice in pedagogy, research and policy."
Educational Steering Committee
Research Steering Committee
Syllabus initiative with librarians, CTL & program chair/champions & website pilot

Winter:

21-Day Challenge Launch

Program Champions
Faculty, Students, Alumni
"The U.S. Supreme Court and the Future of Equality in the United States" featuring Anita Hill, in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Winter Racial Justice Session

Four sessions on Race in America

Mental Health

2 faculty meeting discussions
Resources flyer
BCC Mental Health Survey and Action Plan in development