Our school’s vision statement to transform – our world, our future, ourselves - cannot be accomplished without centering anti-racism as an essential and non-negotiable commitment for our school and each member of it: students, staff, and faculty. We will build on our history of tackling issues of racism through teaching, research, service, and the Center on Race and Social Problems by setting Guiding Principles which commit us to a set of activities that will move us towards our goal of being an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, inclusive and welcoming school:
Guiding Principles
- Anti-racism is central to all we do: We will advance anti-racism in all business, education, and research operations, policies, and practice.
- Anti-racism starts with us: We must acknowledge that our country’s and the profession of social work’s racist history has enabled our society to practice de facto White supremacy while claiming the opposite.
- Anti-racism is a continual work in progress: We commit to an ongoing process of individual and collective education, discussion, and action.
- Anti-racism is intersectional: We will center racism in our attention to all forms of oppression.
- Anti-racism demands accountability: We will develop rigorous tools to evaluate and assess our progress.