Center for Urban Education

Our last Design Team meeting! #20years

This sculpture located in Copenhagen clearly depicts what @darrenwalker is talking about: Racial Justice requires giving up power. Click on the link to read his op-ed titled "Are you willing to give up your privilege?" mailchi.mp/fordfoundation… @FordFoundation @ebensimon

Two black scholars say UVA denied them tenure after belittling their work ⁦@DrShaunHarper⁩ ⁦@Center4UrbanEd⁩ #BlackintheIvory UVA: there is something very wrong with this picture insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/2…

@ebensimon, CUE Director and Professor of Higher Education addressed the 2020 Class of Latino college graduates with a thought provoking message for "a more just society." Tune in: youtu.be/qsauy6j4ej4 @EdExcelencia #LatinoStudentSuccess #HigherEducation

In honor of @ebensimon’s recent retirement announcement, a look at her work to advance racial equity in academia and #HigherEd with @Center4UrbanEd ecmcfoundation.org/informed/2019/…

In full support from CUE's staff, @ebensimon wrote a letter to demonstrate solidarity for @marissiko & @A__Greer by providing this Thursday & Friday off in recognition of the unique collective trauma they experience as Black people. Read here: bit.ly/CUESolidarityL… @USCRossier

We share this letter as an example of the work we still need to do, even as a center committed to racial equity. We aim to spark conversations about anti-blackness, #Juneteenth & the well-being of Black/African Americans. @ebensimon bit.ly/CUESolidarityL…

The first action we are taking is to meet this Wednesday. Non-Black staff members will critically interrogate how anti-Black racism exists within our own institution and Center. We will continue to develop concrete action steps to move our work on racial equity forward.

CUE's Director @ebensimon & staff members @EsmeraldaH_H, @marissiko, @A__Greer & #DebbieHanson met last Wednesday to discuss how #CUE can show solidarity for Black people & the Movement for Black Lives #M4BL @USCRossier

A new initiative will bring together @USCRaceEquity and 60+ community colleges in Calif. to address issues related to race and racism: rossier.usc.edu/community-coll…

"In order to teach Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian, and other racially minoritized students with fidelity, professors must develop racial literacy" - @ebensimon & #JamesGray in "First-Generation Equity Practitioners: Are They Part of the Problem?" bit.ly/Equitypractiti…

"First-generation equity practitioners who acquire effective equity-minded competence seem to all share certain qualities" says @ebemsion and #JamesGray in their recent article "First-Generation Equity Practitioners: Are They Part of the Problem?" bit.ly/Equitypractiti…

"Professors developing a critical race conscious lens provide the opportunity to address racial inequities within their classes." Read Now: bit.ly/Equitypractiti… @ebensimon #JamesGray

Community colleges are embarking on reviews of how they teach future police officers, aiming for changes at early stages of law-enforcement training. wsj.com/articles/commu… via @WSJ

How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: ‘Speak Up When It’s Hard’ chronicle.com/article/How-Hi… via @chronicle @franciediep @Center4UrbanEd

"To avoid racism in policies, four criteria are provided to construct anti-racist higher education policy" says @ebensimon in the latest Change article, "The Case for an Anti-Racist Stance Toward Paying Off Higher Education’s Racial Debt" Read more: bit.ly/EMB_Anti-Racist

CUE helps practitioners dismantle barriers to foster better outcomes for minoritized students. These #2020grads remind us precisely why #racial #equity work is so important. Help us celebrate the Class of 2020! Tune in now: completecollege.org/article/20for20 @ebensimon

The Case for an Anti-Racist Stance Toward Paying Off Higher Education’s Racial Debt tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Check out @IsisArtzeVega's opinion piece on how colleges should commit to #equity. She highlights our recent six-part webinar series for @CalCommColleges administrators, faculty and staff who strive to address racial inequities in online environments. ihenow.com/2Y1ut4P

Scholars must actively help inform the creation of policies that protect unarmed black people from police killings (opinion) ihenow.com/2z6WSOy @Center4UrbanEd @USCRaceEquity @DrShaunHarper