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IU Northwest
Department of Psychology
Raintree Hall, Room 141
3400 Broadway
Gary, Indiana 46408
(219) 980-6680
psy@iun.edu
Statement of Support for Students of Color
The members of the Indiana University Northwest Department of Psychology declare that we stand in solidarity with our students of color and will take the following actions to demonstrate our support:
- We commit to lifelong learning in the pursuit of racial and cultural competence and place emphasis on self-awareness, humility, empathy, and open discussion.
- We will work to recognize and call out injustice in professional and personal settings.
- We will stay mindful of implicit biases and will work to mitigate our own implicit biases, especially within our own teaching, research, and supervisory settings.
- We will research and implement strategies to encourage better retention and graduation success for students of color.
- We acknowledge that systemic racism exists in academia and affirm that we will take what we learn to administration, faculty governance, and other educational platforms in order to change the status quo.
This list is not comprehensive and is just the beginning of the actions we are taking in order to be better allies and change agents in the pursuit of social justice. We understand we still have much to learn. If you are a student or alumnus/a of color and would feel comfortable sharing your experiences in our classes or other educational settings, we would like to gather feedback individually or in small groups in order to improve the experiences for all of our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) students (please contact Dr. Rutherford at mlpetrun@iun.edu if you are interested).
Alternatively, you are also welcome to share your experiences here anonymously: Submit a form
