Edmonds College

Organizational Development and Employee Training (ODET) offers "Student Success and Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution Workshops" for employees. Sessions include "Workshop #2: Students Success and Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution" and "Workshop #3: Student Success and Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution Part II."

One of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council's actions teams (Equity & Inclusion Professional Development and Training Team) will, "Develop and recommend equity, inclusion and anti-racist mandatory training options for the campus community."

Edmonds announced its academic year 2023-24 DEI trainings and states that it would "Begin offering professional development course to all employees." This DEI training is "part of the college's goal to become an anti-racist, multi- cultural institution, with a focus on closing equity gaps, and advancing student success for all. It is further supported by Diversity in Higher Education law."

Edmonds published its 2022-24 DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] Strategic Plan which states that the college "Facilitated DEI and Antiracism Professional Development focused trainings for the campus community" and that the "Faculty Senate offered campus wide equity and division training to support student success and approved a permanent E & I Committee."

As of the 2023-2024 academic year, Edmonds offers DEI training (professional development) for all of its employees which is "part of the college's goal to become an anti-racist, multi-cultural institution, with a focus on closing equity gaps, and advancing student success for all."

The Edmonds 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog states, "All students earning degrees and certificates of 45 credits or more must meet a cultural diversity (CD) requirement." 

The college outlines its bias-incident reporting protocols, provides a bias-incident reporting form, and states, "In our effort to support the success of campus community members, we have joined over 100 campuses in implementing bias response protocols to address bias incidents and hate crimes on campus."

Edmonds published its 2022-24 DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] Strategic Plan which states that "new Faculty Orientation includes diversity, equity and anti-racist pedagogy to support creating a learning environment that supports all students."

Edmonds published its 2022-24 DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] Strategic Plan which states that "HR implemented DEI training for all faculty members and staff who were considering participating in a hiring committee."

College made an endorsement of Black Lives Matter.

Edmonds has issued an anti-racism statement which reads as follows: "Edmonds College condemns racist acts and all forms of racism. We remain committed to the well-being and safety of our students and communities. EC stands in solidarity with our communities of color, who continue to be the targets of hate, discrimination, and bias."

The Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement program at Edmonds "focuses on initiatives to improve diversity and retention of historically underrepresented students in the STEM fields, including African American, Latinx/Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and women students." The goal of the program is to increase diversity within the STEM workforce.

Edmonds College library has created a "Police Brutality Against African Americans and Anti-Racist Protest" site, with resources on "Police brutality | Systemic racism" and "Understand privilege | Be an ally."

The library has an "Environmental Racism and the Environmental Justice Movement" resource guide, with materials such as, "How Environmental Racism Shapes Us" and "'Racial Justice Is Climate Justice': Why The Climate Movement Needs To Be Anti-Racist."

The college has a Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Council, which "is advisory to the Vice President of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and becoming an anti-racist institution. DEIC meets quarterly with the President and President’s Leadership Team." One area of focus is influencing "policy, structure, and institutional culture change that dismantles institutional racism and inequitable practices."

The Social Sciences and Cultural Studies Department offers a "Diversity Studies" program in which courses "examine core concepts related to difference, identity, and belonging. Students will "explore contemporary and historical relationships of power and social change as well as connections between race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, environment, social class, and religion."

Edmonds published its 2022-24 DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] Strategic Plan which states, "As we move forward with advancing student success for all, we acknowledge that our diversity, equity inclusion and anti-racism work is critical to creating a space where all students and employees can aspire to reach their dreams."

The Equity and Inclusion division released a message, which partially reads, "Black people have made the decision to engage in marches, protests, writing campaigns, and many other activities and events that raise their stress and anxiety levels and put them in unsafe spaces. These are experiences that White people may not understand because of their White privilege. With this knowledge, it would be negligent for our institution not to take a public stance." The message also says, "As leaders of our campus community, we must create a safe space for Black students, employees, and other minoritized groups to share their concerns, experiences, and suggestions on how to address racial inequities; hire, maintain, and promote Black faculty and staff; evaluate and interrogate policies and procedures that perpetuate institutional racism to eliminate barriers; invest more in professional development focused on eliminating racism, bias, and other forms of discrimination; create space for feedback; and consistently demand accountability."

Edmonds' introduction to its "application tips" document states, "We are intentional about social justice – the active engagement toward equity and inclusion that addresses issues of institutional, structural, and environmental inequity, power and privilege."

Edmonds states that it is "[committed] to becoming an anti-racist institution."