DEI continues to add programs and initiatives as we strive to build an inclusive campus. We welcome your ideas!
Initiatives
CCPA Book and Technology Fund
Established in 2020, the CCPA Book and Technology Fund is awarded to help assist students with the high cost of textbooks, study materials
and other technology required for their studies. Applicants must meet the following
requirements to be eligible:
- Historically underrepresented student enrolled in CCPA
- Continuing undergraduate or graduate student
- Full- or part-time students
- FAFSA on file
- Nine students were awarded this fall
- Application available each December
- Each applicant will demonstrate in an essay how they hope to advance racial justice and social change while at Binghamton University and in their professional career.
Programs
Indigenous People’s Day
The CCPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee affirms its solidarity with Indigenous Peoples’ Day the second Monday of October. We acknowledge the unique and enduring relationship that the Onundagaonoga (Onondaga) and Onʌyote’a•ka (Oneida) peoples have and continue to have with the land that Binghamton University occupies, and their stewardship of this land. We reject the colonial “doctrine of discovery” that erases the original inhabitants of this land. We also maintain that a land acknowledgment is a necessary but not sufficient step in raising awareness and building solidarity with decolonial projects.
Here are several resources for teaching and raising awareness about the origins of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and how to support Native students in higher education:
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resources from The Zinn Education Project
- 9 Teaching Resources that Tell the Truth about Columbus from Indian Country Today
- 9 Things to Do on Indigenous Peoples’ Day from Cultural Survival
- Declaring Support and Visibility for Native Students in Higher Education by Amanda R. Tachine
- The Seventh Generation: The Youth at the Heart of the Standing Rock Protests (film)
Brave Space for Post-Election Discussion
CCPA DEI committee welcomed students for discussion, processing, and unpacking about the 2020 Election. By request of students, the CCPA DEI committee is planning to hold regular discussion space for students to drop in and have additional conversations.
This space will be offered monthly for students to talk about their experiences in other realms. Details coming soon!
CCPA Inclusive Pedagogy Faculty Group
Faculty in CCPA meeting monthly to discuss strategies and adjust how they teach to serve diverse students. This is an intentional space to discuss inclusive pedagogy and difficult conversations in the classroom.
Students Rights and Responsibilities
The CCPA DEI committee has reviewed academic integrity procedures and policies within
the college and University to make sure processes in place are equitable for all
students, accessible and transparent.
The committee has crafted a document with student rights and responsibilities organized to include University, College, and individual department and program processes providing clearer procedural steps for our students, staff and faculty.
Binghamton University publishes its academic policies and procedures in the University Bulletin. The 2020-21 version are located in the Bulletin.
DEI monthly meetings
CCPA DEI co-chairs attend monthly meetings with Divisional and School/College Diversity officers.
