Stonehill College

Stonehill holds an annual Conference on Diversity and Inclusion where participants "engage in interactive workshop sessions, learn about diversity at Stonehill, and strengthen your commitment to activism and justice."

As part of the 2018-2020 Institutional Diversity Action Committee Plan, the "Senior Leadership Team will participate in ongoing professional development to engage in training and discussion on topics of diversity, inclusion, and equity at Stonehill College."

As part of the 2018-2020 Institutional Diversity Action Committee Plan, "all students will engage in diversity and inclusion education as part of their orientation to Stonehill College" and "student leaders will engage in diversity and inclusion education as part of their required training."

As of 2020-2021, the Student Affairs leadership will "ensure that professional development and ongoing work related to DEI remains a top priority" and will "ensure student leader engagement in topics of anti-racism and social justice."

The college's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan states that it would continue to offer "professional development opportunities that affirm the College’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive community."

The Office of Intercultural Affairs offers several diversity trainings and workshops, including "Lead with Courage: Bystander Intervention Training." This training teaches participants to "[d]evelop a common language around microaggressions, bias incidents, and hate crimes" and teaches "techniques to become a pro-social bystander."

As part of the 2018-2020 Institutional Diversity Action Committee Plan, "faculty will review and revise introductory and general education courses so that they engage students in topics of race, privilege, social justice, and multiple cultural perspectives in the various disciplines."

Regarding its curriculum, Stonehill's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan states that it would "[i]nfuse diversity into the curriculum and invite students to engage with the perspectives, ideas and experiences of diverse populations and underrepresented groups across the disciplines."

The Bias Education Response Team at Stonehill College considers and recommends "responses to reports of bias incidents" and serves an "educational role in helping to cultivate community values of inclusion, civility and mutual respect."

Stonehill has an Advocates for a Brighter Stonehill Leadership Program, which comprises "current Stonehill students who serve as mentors to students who have an interest in diversity and activism." The advocates are trained in "serving as resources to the greater Stonehill community in addressing issues of diversity and social justice."

The Office of Intercultural Affairs seeks to review curriculum and ensure diversity and inclusion topics are included. The OIA's Inclusive Excellence Grant "can provide funding for faculty and student initiatives meant to engage the community in conversations around diversity."

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice at Stonehill College is "committed to the critical study of race and ethnicity in order to understand social justice in the broadest transnational and global terms—and to put that knowledge into action." Through research and mentoring, the Center "support[s] scholars from underrepresented backgrounds and communities of color." At CSRES, "scholars [are] trained to offer intersectional approaches to critical race and ethnic studies" and students can major or minor in the Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice program.

Students who major/minor in Stonehill's Sociology program will "critically analyze relationships between individuals, groups, cultures and social institutions" which "provide our students methodological, theoretical and experiential tools to understand human experiences, the roots of inequalities, and pathways toward justice in the U.S. and throughout the world."

As part of the President's October 5, 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update, Stonehill is "[d]eveloping the Diversity, Power, and Resistance category as part of the new General Education Program."

As a diversity resource, the Stonehill library featured a list of books that an article writer for Bustle listed, titled "10 Books I Wish My White Teachers Had Read."

On December 3, 2020, the university hosted Part 3 of its Speaker Series which was titled, "Exploring Diversity through Children's Books: Realizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity in our Schools."

Stonehill provides numerous resources for diversity.

Stonehill has an Institutional Diversity Action Committee which "is charged with prioritizing and monitoring the implementation and progress of the recommendations and plans set forth to enhance and demonstrate the College’s commitment to diversity, specifically related to ethnically and racially underrepresented groups."

In 2012, the college founded the Provost's Advisory Committee on Diversity which "seeks to improve classroom climate across campus, increase the curriculum's engagement with the experiences and issues of underrepresented populations, and to build a more diverse faculty."

The 2020-2021 Student Affairs Commitments include the commitment that the "Student Affairs leadership will increase awareness of ongoing divisional efforts relative to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice." The Student Affairs leadership will also "partner with on-campus colleagues and surrounding communities on various initiatives to further DEI efforts both on and off campus."

Stonehill has a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Achieving Connection and Empowerment at Stonehill (BACES) Mentoring Program for students.

As part of the President's October 5, 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update, Stonehill announced that it is "[j]oining the...Racial Equity and Justice Institute (REJI) at Bridgewater State University, a consortium of more than 30 campuses across New England" which "aims to bolster student success and foster institutional transformation through racial equity."

As part of the President's October 5, 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update, Stonehill announced that it is "[e]stablishing the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) this fall" which would "lead the development of a unifying strategic vision for diversity, equity, and inclusion."

Stonehill's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan states that it would "[d]evelop a multi-year retention plan for students of color and international students."

The Provost's Advisory Committee on Diversity at Stonehill "seeks to improve classroom climate across campus, increase the curriculum's engagement with the experiences and issues of underrepresented populations, and to build a more diverse faculty." The Committee was formed in 2012 "as a response, in part, to student calls for greater attention to questions of diversity and inclusion in the classroom."

The Institutional Diversity Action Committee is led by Stonehill's President and is "charged with prioritizing and monitoring the implementation and progress of the recommendations and plans set forth to enhance and demonstrate the College’s commitment to diversity, specifically related to ethnically and racially underrepresented groups."

On October 5, 2020, Stonehill held a virtual "Purple Table Talk" which is a "forum on racial justice."

On June 1, 2020, the president released a statement of solidarity after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery by saying, "Once again, we must confront the hard truths about racial inequities and injustices that impact people of color throughout our country."