- Mailing Address
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4205 Bonaventure Blvd
Weston, Florida 33332 - Phone
- (954) 201-7350
- Email address
- north-admissions@broward.edu
- Website
- https://www.broward.edu/
- School Information
- "As Broward College forges into its second half-century of service to Broward County, it does so as one of the nation's largest institutions of its type, with a reputation for the pursuit of excellence and service to the diverse communities it serves. Broward College now serves more than 68,000 students annually and employs a faculty and staff of more than 2,000. Two centers have been opened since 2012, the Coral Springs Academic Center on October 22, 2012 and the Miramar West Center on February 25, 2014." (Source: https://www.broward.edu/about/index.html)
- General Information
- The university has not yet implemented a program of antiracist education or mandatory training. However, the university's library has put forth resources for professors to use to incorporate anti-racism into the classroom. Whether these resources are mandatory is not yet clear. No mandatory Critical Race Training sessions are yet required of students. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
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Broward received the INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. Under the College’s "Global Awareness competency" initiative, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) student learning programs are also now being offered for general education courses.
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- Program and Research Funding
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The college has been awarded a $5 million grant to "improve opportunities for Hispanic and low-income students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) [Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics] education."
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In 2021, it was announced that Broward College was “one of ten institutions selected to participate in the Achieving the Dream (ATD) and the University of Southern California (USC) Race and Equity Center Racial Equity Leadership Academy (RELA),” which is “a year-long program designed to support teams of five individuals from each college to develop a bold, strategic racial equity plan with actionable solutions to implement at their institution.”
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- Resources
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College libraries have put forth lists of resources for professors to use to incorporate antiracism into their classes.
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The college libraries have compiled a list entitled "Teaching Black Lives Matter," which includes the 1619 Project, "Pedagogy and Black Lives Matter", and additional lesson plans.
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The college libraries have compiled a list entitled "Black Lives Matter Explained," which includes "Antiracism Resources for White People."
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On November 2, 2022, the college announced that for the second consecutive year, the college "received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education." This national honor recognizes "U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion."
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The school has a library guide for Police Brutality.
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