OIE News and Announcements
Building Coalitions Across Perspectives
When the question of “what changes are necessary to advance racial and social justice” was posed to me, I immediately thought of the important organizing tenets in social justice work and landed squarely on the need for and the role of coalition building.
November 22, 2021Unlearning Assumptions and Misconceptions: A Pathway for Progress
I have found it amusing how we have engaged in temporary dialogue of intersection and inclusion, just to find our peers and neighbors not being able to comprehend or correct their unjust ideologies.
November 22, 2021Reflecting and Creating: “Alivio y Asilo: Apparitions of Spiritual Activism”
Over the last couple of years, the United States has faced numerous reckonings with its racist past and present.
November 22, 2021To the Uncertain Ally, Signed, the Fatigued
The context of racial and social justice and its relevance changes throughout history.
November 22, 2021Retirement of Campus Violence Policy Highlights Diversity Gap
Our campus has a diversity problem–from the governing board, to administrators, to faculty and staff.
November 11, 2021Hiring “Qualified” People of Color is not Enough
Back in the spring of 2015, I was finishing up my second year at a small liberal arts college in upstate New York.
November 10, 2021