All six colleges across campus will be required to create individual diversity and inclusion action plans following the results of the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey. Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Jozi De Leon said…
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Cal Poly issues $950,000 toward diversity initiatives
As a result of the CPX Survey, Cal Poly will be providing more than $950,000 toward improving diversity, equity and inclusion on campus through several diversity initiatives, according to a campus-wide email.
The first CPX dialogue outlines three goals to improve campus climate
The Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) at Cal Poly hosted the first dialogue about the results of the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey Thursday, Nov. 21.
Cross Cultural Centers director is leaving Cal Poly “hopeful” for the future
Hubain will take on a new role as the associate vice president for student development and inclusion at the University of Utah in about six months.
The Cal Poly Opportunity Fee and who it affects, explained
In an ongoing effort to recruit more minority and low-income students to the university, the Cal Poly Opportunity Grant was introduced after campus-wide feedback and implemented in Fall 2019. Funding for the grant will come from the Opportunity Fee, which…
Academic Senate proposes resolution in support of kicking Chick-Fil-A off campus
President Armstrong said an Academic Senate resolution in support of kicking Chick-Fil-A off campus over their support for anti-gay causes represents a “slippery slope.” “Who decides what values?” Armstrong said. “Who decides what’s bad? What’s the next topic? What’s the…
From the Eyes of a Diversity and Inclusion Editor
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Being Brown in a Crowd of White
Prerna Aneja is a business administration sophomore and sports intern.
A senior turned her story into a sexual assault investigation of 61 student survivors
In 1995, Safer — an on-campus confidential advocacy, education and support program concerning sexual assault, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking — painted red hands at reported sexual assault locations and started the Red Handprint campaign. Twenty-three red…
Diversity initiatives explained: How campus climate has become a top Cal Poly priority
There is no question diversity has been a longstanding issue at Cal Poly — from a noose, Confederate flag and racial slurs found at the Crop Science House in 2008 to the blackface incident at a gangster-themed Lambda Chi Alpha…
Diversity in Cal Poly Athletics: How teams are more white than the university as a whole
In April of 2018, a string of racist events on Cal Poly’s campus drew international attention and prompted the university to take action — from calling on California’s Attorney General to investigate the blackface incident, to establishing a $243,000 partnership…