Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion on Campus

ARTICLE: LOGAN LEE ’23

In memory of the brutal deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other lost black lives, this article explains how Suffield Academy has been supporting the Black Lives Movement. The callous deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery led to the worldwide protest for BLM and steered attention to the longstanding systems of racism. Thus, the Suffield Academy community swiftly responded to the tragedies of the summer and exhibited support for the Black Lives Movement in several ways.
 
Through communications with members of the institution and substantive work on campus, related to analysis and alterations of course content, Suffield Academy has been able to build more robust professional development initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the faculty and staff council.
 
Additionally developing new courses, such as Black Lives Matter: Understanding the Movement on Literature, Film & Music; Current Black Voices: Race in Popular Culture & Media; Good Trouble: Black Agency and African Studies, has been an intentional step in educating the students of Suffield Academy. The nature of the faculty’s work to further the community’s education in DEI—led by Mrs. Warren, the Cultural Diversity Director, academic deans, and academic department chairs—is perpetual. Suffield Academy is relentlessly committed to dismantling racism and hatred and firmly opposes systems that devalue black lives. This movement in Suffield Academy demonstrates that the institution’s foundation rests on respect, diversity, tolerance, inclusion, and sensitivity.


The Bell
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