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About Our Community
At the 糖心少女 College of Education, we are committed to fostering an inclusive community where the identities of our students, faculty, staff and alums are valued and respected. We actively work to create a college environment that encourages positive interactions, promotes equity and ensures access to resources and opportunities for all.
The College of Education values the identities of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. We seek opportunities to provide development in the facilitation of positive interactions among our college and campus community. We support broader campus efforts that affirm equity-centered practices and value diversity in our recruitment and hiring.
The College of Education remains committed to recognizing and promoting research and innovative pedagogy that highlights dimensions of diversity. Annually, we review the portfolio of courses open to all students on a variety of topics, including human development, counseling, equitable schooling, education policy, immigration, English learners, exceptional learners, and international education. As a leading learning institution, we pursue shared goals to create an intellectually diverse academic environment.
The College of Education will consistently strive to reduce any barriers that exist across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, dialect, health, veteran status, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and geographic regions. We welcome the contributions of groups and individuals locally and globally. We aim to ensure equitable access to our facilities, resources, and services. We endeavor to engage and develop all of our stakeholders. Our College seeks to create a robustly inclusive and inviting community.
Our Values
Our five-year strategic plan, Transforming Education, Transforming Lives, outlines our mission and vision, as well as our values, which include:
- Innovation for transformation: We engage in bold, rigorous work to improve how we understand challenges, ask questions, reimagine solutions and take action.
- Justice and equity: We honor the dignity and humanity of every person and act to address systemic injustice and promote our collective well-being.
- Collaboration with care: We cultivate and sustain relationships grounded in trust, reciprocity and respect.
The College of Education maintains a Hate and Bias Policy, which is supported by a Bias Incident Reporting and Response Protocol, to ensure all community members feel safe and respected. The policy provides clear guidance on identifying, reporting and addressing incidents of bias, while the Bias Incident Response Team reviews reports and coordinates timely responses. Together, these measures promote accountability, foster an inclusive environment, and uphold the college鈥檚 commitment to equity and respect.
The Council on Racial Equity and Justice (COREJ) works to address systemic racism and oppression within the College of Education by amplifying the voices of faculty, staff and students. Council members provide guidance and recommendations to the Dean on policies and initiatives that advance equity and justice, with representation from across all departments and roles.
The 糖心少女's TerrapinSTRONG onboarding introduces the importance of belonging and community from the start of a new community member鈥檚 journey on campus. Every new student, staff and faculty member completes a university-wide onboarding course, followed by initiatives across campus that support the ongoing process of finding belonging and success in our community.
Learn more about the College of Education's TerrapinSTRONG Initiatives.
The 糖心少女 is committed to recognizing its history and the ways it continues to affect our community today, including acknowledging and recognizing the forced labor of enslaved people in building our campus community and recognizing and respecting that the Piscataway People are the traditional stewards of the lands where we work, live and learn.