This guide provides a starting point to finding resources on diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression work at Columbia Basin College.
This work is part of ongoing campus-wide conversations on DEI-related issues, efforts, and education. If you have suggestions or feedback, please send them our way. We hope to build this into a robust and relevant resource for our community.
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Do you have suggestions for resources that should be on this guide? Please contact library@columbiabasin.edu and let us know!
"The American community college system is the most egalitarian system of higher education in the world. We accept the top 100% of every high school graduating class, all of them without exception and without apology. We accept learners of all ages at any point in their life. Our colleges are beacons of hope and opportunity. For some, they are the first chance to go to college, and for others, the last and only chance."
Text source: "Why Diversity and Equity Matter: Reflections from a Community College President" see link to the right
"By substituting diversity and inclusion rhetoric for transformative efforts to promote equity and justice, colleges have avoided recognizable institutional change."
Text source: "Language of Appeasement", March 2017 Inside Higher Ed, linked to the right
Did You Know?
CBC has an active Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and we want to hear from you! The DEI Committee encourages participation and feedback from all students and employees, no matter how much time you are able to commit to the committee. Do you have questions or recommendations for the DEI Committee? Please reach out! The committee website has contact information and resources.
This guide has been adapted by CBC Librarians. It was originally created by the Holman Librarians at Green River College, with thanks and credit also to Simmons College librarians and Highline Community College librarians.
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