7 09, 2022

Faculty, Staff Invited to Chief Diversity Officer Candidate Presentations

By |2022-09-07T15:26:35-04:00September 7, 2022|General News|Comments Off on Faculty, Staff Invited to Chief Diversity Officer Candidate Presentations

The College of Charleston is holding a series of public presentations from internal candidates for the position of chief diversity officer and vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.

15 06, 2022

CofC Community Comes Together for Inaugural Maroon Walk for Juneteenth

By |2022-07-11T08:21:39-04:00June 15, 2022|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on CofC Community Comes Together for Inaugural Maroon Walk for Juneteenth

Faculty and staff recently gathered for the inaugural Maroon Walk for Juneteenth in recognition of the annual celebration historically held in African American communities on June 19 to mark the date in 1865 when word reached Texas that enslaved people were free.

1 06, 2022

New Launchpad for Success Program to Support Incoming Freshmen, Rising Sophomores

By |2022-06-21T11:05:45-04:00June 1, 2022|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on New Launchpad for Success Program to Support Incoming Freshmen, Rising Sophomores

Incoming freshmen and rising sophomores – especially AALANA students – are encouraged to apply for the College's new Launchpad for Success program, a two-year career-preparedness initiative involving peer mentorship, financial literacy, experiential learning and personal/professional development opportunities.

21 04, 2022

Highlights From the Office of Institutional Diversity

By |2022-04-21T13:58:18-04:00April 21, 2022|Faculty Staff News|Comments Off on Highlights From the Office of Institutional Diversity

The Office of Institutional Diversity provides faculty and staff with some updates and highlights about its recent and upcoming initiatives and collaborations.

19 04, 2022

Charissa Owens Receives Award for ‘If These Walls Could Talk’ Documentary

By |2022-04-19T12:01:31-04:00April 19, 2022|Faculty Staff News, News Briefs|Comments Off on Charissa Owens Receives Award for ‘If These Walls Could Talk’ Documentary

Charissa Owens, director of diversity education, will be presented with the Preserving Our Places in History Project Award for the 2021 documentary, "If These Walls Could Talk."

11 04, 2022

Setting Minority Students Up for Success: Alumni Share Experience, Insight

By |2022-04-11T16:00:54-04:00April 11, 2022|News Briefs|Comments Off on Setting Minority Students Up for Success: Alumni Share Experience, Insight

View a video of the AALANA panel discussion, "Setting Minority Students Up for Success," last month.

23 03, 2022

Critical Conversations: ‘Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide’

By |2022-04-07T15:41:55-04:00March 23, 2022|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on Critical Conversations: ‘Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide’

The College invites the community to "Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide in a Civil Rights Journey" – a conversation with Polly Sheppard, a survivor of the Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church massacre, and Margaret Seidler, a descendent of slave traders. Their inspiring story of growing together and confronting the past as they toured the South's civil rights sites together last summer shows that, together, we can shape a better future.

15 03, 2022

AALANA Event Prepares CofC Minority Students for Success After Graduation

By |2022-03-23T11:11:32-04:00March 15, 2022|News Briefs|Comments Off on AALANA Event Prepares CofC Minority Students for Success After Graduation

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, the College is hosting a panel discussion with AALANA (African American, Latinx, Asian and Native American) alumni, who will share their professional achievements with current minority students and reflect on how being a person of color shaped their CofC experience.

8 02, 2022

AALANA Events Aim to Support Minority Students

By |2022-02-22T09:43:30-05:00February 8, 2022|All News, Campus Life, Students|Comments Off on AALANA Events Aim to Support Minority Students

Collaborating with schools and other departments on campus, the Office of Institutional Diversity is creating activities designed to support AALANA (African American, Latinx, Asian and Native American) students. 

2 02, 2022

Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center Invites Faculty, Staff Affinity Groups

By |2022-02-24T15:26:59-05:00February 2, 2022|Faculty Staff News|Comments Off on Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center Invites Faculty, Staff Affinity Groups

The Staff Advisory Committee to the President has partnered with the Office of Institutional Diversity to create a welcoming space for faculty/staff affinity groups.