Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 51201 - Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the California Community Colleges
(a)
With the goal of ensuring the equal educational opportunity of all students,
the California Community Colleges embrace diversity among students, faculty,
staff and the communities we serve as an integral part of our history, a
recognition of the complexity of our present state, and a call to action for a
better future.
(b) Embracing
diversity means that we must intentionally practice acceptance, anti-racism,
and respect towards one another and understand that racism, discrimination, and
prejudices create and sustain privileges for some while creating and sustaining
disadvantages for others.
(c) In
order to embrace diversity, we also acknowledge that institutional racism,
discrimination, and biases exist and that our goal is to eradicate these from
our system. Our commitment to diversity requires that we strive to eliminate
those barriers to equity and that we act deliberately to create a safe,
inclusive, and anti-racist environment where individual and group differences
are valued and leveraged for our growth and understanding as an educational
community.
(d) To advance our goals
of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for the success of students
and employees, we must honor that each individual is unique and that our
individual differences contribute to the ability of the colleges to prepare
students on their educational journeys. This requires that we develop and
implement policies and procedures, encourage individual and systemic change,
continually reflect on our efforts, and hold ourselves accountable for the
results of our efforts in accomplishing our goals. In service of these goals,
the California Community Colleges are committed to fostering an anti-racist
environment that offers equal opportunity for all.
(e) As a collective community of individual
colleges, we are invested in cultivating and maintaining a climate where
equity, anti-racism, and mutual respect are both intrinsic and explicit by
valuing individuals and groups from all backgrounds, demographics, and
experiences. Individual and group differences can include, but are not limited
to the following dimensions: race, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry,
citizenship, immigration status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, physical or
mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status,
registered domestic partner status, age, political beliefs, religion, creed,
military or veteran status, socioeconomic status, and any other basis protected
by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 66271.1, 70901, 70901.5 and 87105, Education Code. Reference: Sections 66251, 66252, 66270 and 87100, Education Code.
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