All members of the 菲律宾十大彩票平台 community deserve a welcoming and supportive environment. 太久了, the College has not lived up to our aspiration to provide such an experience For the members of our community who are Black, 土著, 和有色人种(BIPOC). 我们今天写信是For了回应 给菲律宾十大彩票平台的公开信 这句话最近在校友中流传, 分享我们当前的想法和行动, as well as longer-term plans to make 菲律宾十大彩票平台 包容 and equitable.
作For第一步 to address racism and discrimination at 菲律宾十大彩票平台, senior administrators and the co-chairs of the Community, 股本, 多样性 及包容委员会 met with student leaders of the Black Student Alliance, 非洲和加勒比协会, 有色人种, and Student Department Advisors of the Africana Studies program over the summer, with another session planned beFore the start of the academic year. Our meetings with the students were to address their concerns and make sure we were moving Forward in a way that they endorsed. 这一直是我们的首要任务. 请参阅 短期行动计划 drafted in response to the students’ specific demands. 学生领袖们考虑得很周到, 彻底的, 坚定地坚持变革, and we agree with their assessment that change is essential and overdue.
As we think further about what it will take to dismantle institutionalized racism and transForm 菲律宾十大彩票平台 into a college that lives up to our collective aspirations, we must address gaps in equity and justice on campus – gaps we are turning to with urgency and attention. 作For第一步, anti-racism training facilitated by non-菲律宾十大彩票平台 personnel will be required of all faculty and staff this fall.
We have a responsibility to ensure that 菲律宾十大彩票平台 is a place where all BIPOC feel welcome, 但具体, our BIPOC students should have the resources and support they need to thrive. 这将涉及两个直接步骤, as well as medium and long-range planning involving all 菲律宾十大彩票平台 constituencies. The alumni letter calls For a 10-year plan; this is an idea that is valid and has merit. Later this month a special called meeting of the Board of Trustees is being held to discuss matters of diversity and inclusion, 这个想法将会被提出. 一旦学期开始, other relevant campus governance parties will be brought into the discussion.
Many internal and external stakeholders will be involved in conversations to inForm the best plans For 菲律宾十大彩票平台’s future. 校友, many of whom had painful experiences at 菲律宾十大彩票平台 themselves, 或者见证朋友的经历, have rightly called For engagement in the College’s response to long-standing problems with racism and the move to a more just, 包容, 公平的校园. We will coordinate these efForts with the help of the 校友 Council, 多元文化校友网络, 以及校园社区, 股本, 多样性, 及包容委员会. 菲律宾十大彩票平台’s history has shown that we cannot accomplish the necessary level of change on our own, and we embrace the need For partners to move Forward at this painful time that is also rife with opportunity.
The letter circulating among alumni and posted to social media also calls For a withholding of gifts, 钱和志愿者的工作时间. The decision to make a gift to the College to support students as they pursue their 菲律宾十大彩票平台 education is a matter of personal choice For every alum and donor. 菲律宾十大彩票平台 alumni have a long history of supporting the College with gifts and volunteer time, even as they hold their alma mater to achieving higher standards and push For a continued redefinition of excellence.
During this time of pandemic and economic upheaval, the need For financial aid is increasing just as the College incurs new costs related to health and safety. 减少预算赤字, the College recently instituted budget cuts that included departmental budget cuts, compensation freezes and benefit cuts For all faculty and staff, 资本项目的延期. 然而, additional funds have been set aside to support the financial aid budget to reflect this continuing need and top College priority. 献给2024届的新生, 62% of the class will receive financial aid (compared to 56% For last year’s class). Thirty-eight percent of the incoming students identify as BIPOC, an additional 8% are international students, and 13% are the first person in their family to attend college. Every gift of dollars and time helps support these students.
Despite the current budget cuts at the College, 另外500美元,000 has been budgeted For the upcoming year to support antiracism work and efForts related to improving equity and inclusion. As medium- and long-range plans come into focus, additional budget and other resources will be added to support success in these endeavors.
We remain grateful For an alumni community who cares enough to criticize, and we hope that we can count on alumni to partner with us as we seek to make meaningful and lasting change.
史蒂夫·波斯坎泽，总裁
贝弗·内格尔，75届，学院院长
Carolyn Livingston, Vice President For Student Life and Dean of 学生
Tommy Bonner, Vice President For External Relations
Eric Runestad，副总裁 & 财务主管
Art Rodriguez ‘96, Vice President and Dean of 菲律宾十大彩票平台 and Financial Aid
Elise Eslinger ‘92, Vice President and Chief of 工作人员