Sustaining and Advancing Racial Equity During the Pandemic

A #CCHALES Report:

Amid the pandemic and calls for racial justice, we documented how equity advocates in community colleges sustain and advance their efforts to equitably serve racially minoritized students. Through immersed fieldwork, we collaborated and engaged with campus leaders to continue their planned and newly created race-conscious efforts under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, we note how campus leaders address structural and human barriers to sustaining racial equity efforts. We highlight the ways equity advocates build coalitions and solidarity around racial equity and the importance of coming together to reshape and re-envision the possibilities for community college. Through this work, we recognize that systemic inequity takes a systemic response; no individual efforts can truly impact the enduring nature of racism embedded within our educational structures. This report offers considerations to collectively address the organizational conditions, contexts, and challenges that influence the ability to improve racial equity at community colleges.

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Suggested Citation:

Felix, E. R., Estrada, C., Juarez, L., Ceballos, D. A., Cordova, C., Salazar, R., Reyes, A., & Cox, W. (2022). CCHALES Report: Sustaining and Advancing Racial Equity Efforts During the Pandemic. San Diego State University, CCHALES Research Collective.