The Equity Project

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Each year, The Equity Project (TEP) offers faculty and staff ongoing opportunities to engage in social justice education and work towards advancing equity at Whatcom Community College. Each year a topic is selected and TEP offers programming centered on a theme. Activities include keynote speakers, workshops, campus discussions, films, and more. Please check the WCC web calendar for upcoming programming and events.

The Equity Project Core Vision: To challenge systemic norms to eradicate equity gaps at Whatcom Community College. The crucial conversations The Equity Project (TEP) facilitates encourage our individual and collective hearts by recognizing the experiential knowledge of systemically minoritized communities as legitimate and acknowledging the harms caused by systemic oppression. We aim to create a sense of belonging that starts with a language of ongoing regard that is sincere, authentic, and communicates appreciation for personal experiences. Practically, we aim to:

Increase student success
Create opportunities for our institution to consistently commit to racial and social justice
Develop tools to recognize, expose and replace harmful practices