克莱尔·奥伯隆·加西亚著

英语教授
学院院长

2020年2月

科罗拉多大学's commitment to become an antiracist institution compels us to make substantive changes in all areas of college life and activity. 反对种族主义思想, 政策, 和行为, 我们必须发展和实施反种族主义思想, 政策, 和行为. 我们只能在地面上这样做, with the guidance of people who have deep expertise in the areas of academics, 人力资源, 学生生活.

传统的首席多元化官模式. Roger Worthington recommended in the college's External Review of Racism and which has failed at other colleges and universities, is not an effective way of transforming an institution structurally and culturally, 也不符合CC的去中心化, 无等级文化. The illusion that a high-level administrator who sits on the cabinet will be able to construct systems of accountability and change racist 政策 and practices campus wide is just that - an illusion. 反种族主义不是自上而下发生的. It happens on the front lines of the classrooms, departments, offices, and programs. We need people who have the expertise and authority to give informed support and guidance on the ground level with individuals who are doing work every day in their particular areas. Every current policy and practice must be scrutinized under an 股本 包容透镜, 必要时, 新的政策和做法必须落实到位. No one person has the necessary expertise to do this in-depth analysis and to help those responsible in different areas make real change.

例如, the senior associate dean will be responsible for advancing and implementing the antiracism goals in the academic realm. All academic departments and programs are already in the process of evaluating the structures of their majors and minors, 他们的课程和招聘实践都是多元化的, 股本, 包容透镜. The senior associate dean will also be creating a new and meaningful program of professional development for 教师 through all stages of their career from candidacy to mid-career to emeritx that recognizes our commitment to be an institution that values each employee and helps them to thrive. The successful candidate for this position will have a long and deep track record that shows a commitment to inclusive pedagogies and the ability to combat racism in all aspects of academic life and practice. They understand - through their professional and personal experiences - the particular challenges of changing academic culture and practices, 其中一些, 像精英主义, were identified in the External Review of Racism at 科罗拉多大学 as perpetuating racism. The senior associate dean will help us make fundamental changes and construct a culture of accountability to support those changes. 因此, 我们正在寻找一位具有深度多样性的正教授, 股本, 以及在教学和学术领域的包容经验. No traditional chief diversity officer could do this work with 教师 and also do the same intense work for the 学生生活 and Human 资源 units.

Because we are a small college and all aspects of college life are deeply connected, 这三位专家将作为一个团队一起工作, making sure that our 政策 and practices are consistent and our accountability structures are 公平的 across all divisions of the college. The 搜索 firm that is helping us find the right people will make sure that the successful candidates are all equally strong in their fields but also have complementary talents and skills that will ensure that they act as a team. 他们将与总统密切合作, 副总统, 教务长, 和院长, 还有新的监督委员会.

作为一个在学术界工作了30多年的黑人女性, I have several friends and colleagues who are deeply involved in diversity, 股本, 包容工作, 从教室到会议室. 许多人都曾担任过首席多元化官, 多元文化中心主任, 以及种族研究项目的主席. We have had many long conversations about the failures of the traditional chief diversity officer model. These positions are usually high-level symbolic positions without any real power to actually change things, but they allow colleges and universities to promote the idea that they take diversity and inclusion so seriously that they will pay someone to "oversee,“建议,”“监视,”“促进,”“启用,”等. People in such positions often get little respect and have zero authority over different divisions of the campus. 科罗拉多大学 is lucky to have on its Board of Trustees three alumni who were student activists and leaders during their time at CC and who have gone on to develop internationally respected careers in civil rights advocacy. They helped develop the three-person model and have given it their full endorsement as the structure more likely than a chief diversity officer model to create meaningful, 赌博正规的十大网站的长期结构和文化变革.

CC必须改变. 我们必须成为一个更具包容性的国家, 尊重社区，帮助所有成员做最好的自己. We can either continue as we have been for the 30 years that I have worked here: responding impulsively to particular outbursts of racism and other hateful behaviors but maintaining the same old structures, 的想法, 以及延续种族主义的政策, contribute to an unwelcoming campus climate and disrespect the humanity of minoritized students, 教师, 和员工. 或者，我们也可以让自己变得更加多样化, 公平的, 一个充满想象力的包容性社区, 愿意承担风险, 以及对我们自己负责的承诺. 组建一个由三名专家组成的团队，研究如何多样化, 股本, and inclusion 政策 and practices play out in the three main areas of college life is a bold start that sets a foundation for an ongoing process of evolution.