BIPOC and FGLI Student Access and Programming

Promote BIPOC and FGLI student access to the campus experience, and bring programming and/or workshops that focus on the histories, experiences, and culture of Indigenous people and/or people of color and/or workshops to the campus.

On April 9th, Haverford will host its first THRIVE conference, with a theme of: From Harm to Healing. THRIVE is a campus-wide initiative centered around Truth, Healing, Resiliency, Inclusion, and Equity. In this pilot year of the conference, the goal is to bring together people from Haverford, the local Ardmore community, and beyond to address issues related to racial trauma and regeneration, helping us to better understand one another, and ourselves. This conference is being organized by the newly restructured Dean's Office Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team.

The newly restructured Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team in the Dean's Office includes a number of individuals and offices organizing such programming, and collaborating with offices across campus that also offer programming.

The Chesick Scholars Program, a community-building and mentorship program for first-generation, low-income students, is expanding in fall 2021 to include all FGLI students from the incoming class.

During the Spring 2021 semester, programming included appearances and workshops including Ibram X. Kendi, Tony Jack, Loretta Ross, 'What White People Can Do About Racism' and 'Why Color Matters.'  The College has an ongoing commitment to this work across the many offices and departments which organize programming, and through the donor-funded THRIVE initiative led by the interim Chief Diversity Officer.