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Texas A&M University-Commerce

Undergraduate School

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429
Phone
(903) 886-5000
Email address
admissions@tamuc.edu
School Information
"Texas A&M University-Commerce transforms lives through its mission to “Educate. Discover. Achieve.” A&M-Commerce is a proud member of The Texas A&M University System. Located just east of Dallas, the university offers 130 superior academic degrees and serves 11,624 students" (Source: https://www.tamuc.edu/about-us/). Founded in 1889, the university has a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1.
General Information
The university has created a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. In addition, the university has held events discussing anti-racism. At this time, no mandatory Critical Race Training is required. However, see developments below:

Actions Taken

Admissions Policies
  • The university will "recruit, develop, and retain diverse students, faculty, staff, and administrators."
Curriculum Changes and Requirements
  • The Liberal Studies B.A./B.S. program offers a concentration in Global and Multicultural Issues.
  • The Counselor Education and Supervision Ph.D. program has a core requirement of an Advanced Seminar in Counseling Diverse Populations.
Program and Research Funding
  • On March 1, 2021, the university announced: "The Turners, who live in Durham, North Carolina, have established the Rosalie and Frank Turner Race and Reconciliation Endowed Professorship in the Department of Counseling." Furthermore, "The endowment will support experience-based learning opportunities for students, centered on the study of race and reconciliation."
Resources
  • The school has a DEI committee which will "foster programs, events, policies, and institutional strategies that are aligned with the university’s mission, vision and strategic plan to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion" and offer resources.
  • The school states that, "The Office of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership promotes a spirit of inclusion and appreciation for diversity."
  • On August 27, 2020, the university held a webinar titled "Race and America's Schools: Creating Anti-Racist Schools and Organizations."
  • On September 24, 2020, the university held a symposium on "systemic racism, trauma in the African-American community, and the national call for equity."
Last updated November 30th, 2022
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