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Significant Initiatives and Events Related to Anti-Racism Mission at SSW 1986-2011<\/h4>\n

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Prepared by: Kathryn Basham and Susan Donner,\u00a0May 21, 2014<\/p>\n

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For an alumna’s perspective on some of the following events that occurred while she was a student, watch the oral history “Joanne Frustaci and the Turbulent Class of 1987”<\/a><\/p>\n

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1986 Protest, Photographer: Unrecorded, RG 60 Acc #07A-007, School of Social Work Records, College Archives, Smith College, Northampton, MA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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1986<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 out of 286 students self-identify as students of color<\/p>\n

1987<\/strong><\/p>\n

SSW sponsors a gathering for all alumni of color to develop 33 proposals for change<\/p>\n

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SSW Minority Alumni Conference 1987, Photographer: Photographics Studio, Inc,, RG 60 Box 1315, College Archives, College Archives, Northampton, MA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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1988<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dean Hartman commits additional funds to support the developing of inter-racial teams to teach the required #334 course titled Race and Racism in the US: Implications for Social Work Practice. <\/em>(This page<\/a> describes the related courses before 1989)<\/p>\n

1989<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pledges additional scholarship money for students of color.<\/p>\n

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Between 1987-2004:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Launches the Bertha Reynolds fellowship program for Ph.D. candidates committed to anti-racism work and multiculturalism<\/p>\n

Increases number of students of color<\/p>\n

Increases scholarships for students of color<\/p>\n

Hires Admissions Director specifically to recruit students of color<\/p>\n

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1994:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

The faculty, students, and Administration at the SSW commit resoundingly to become an \u201canti-racist institution\u201d<\/p>\n

Dean Hartmann retires.\u00a0 Susan Donner serves as Acting Dean.<\/p>\n

A sit-in occurs at the Dean\u2019s Office in Lilly Hall focused on the anti-racism course<\/p>\n

A meeting involves all stakeholders in the school focused on short and long-term\u00a0goals.<\/p>\n

Anti-Racism Task Force<\/em><\/a> forms and sub-committees emerge (i.e. curriculum, admissions and retention, mission statement, field and community relations)<\/p>\n

1995:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Active working task groups develop recommendations in the various content areas (i.e. curriculum, admissions and retention, mission statement, field, and community relations)<\/p>\n

SSW adopts Mission Statement. “Clinical social work recognizes and responds to the complexities of the human condition: its strengths, possibilities, systems of meaning, resilience, vulnerabilities and tragedies. . . .The school shares with the social work profession its historic commitment to serve oppressed, disadvantaged and at risk members of our society.” \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Develops the Anti-Racism Field Assignment<\/p>\n

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1996<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commences the development of the three models of the anti-racism course in response to reactions from students expressing concerns that, on occasion, one or very few students of color have been enrolled in a particular class<\/p>\n

Develop the Monitoring Committee<\/em> to serve as a consultation team to: (1) respond to concerns and complaints related to race and racism in the SSW community; and (2) provide an audit of progress re. anti-racism activities in all sectors of the School<\/p>\n

Dean Lightburn provides financial resources to establish the Senior Bertha Reynolds program with six senior faculty members of color to provide mentoring, consultation re: research and participation on the Academic and Fieldwork Performance<\/em> committee and the Monitoring<\/em> committee<\/p>\n

Commences monthly meetings among faculty and administrators focused on issues of race and racism in all sectors of the SSW community<\/p>\n

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1996-1997<\/strong><\/p>\n

Administrative decisions point to enrollment of students of color in practice classes<\/p>\n

Student challenges any potential placement of students in specific classes based on identification according to race, based on guidelines from the U.S<\/em>. Department of Education<\/em><\/p>\n

Changes name of Monitoring Committee<\/em> to Anti-Racism Consultation Committee<\/em><\/p>\n

Term \u201canti-racist\u201d is replaced by \u201canti-racism\u201d in all SSW-based literature<\/p>\n

Increase Monday night lectures offered by faculty of color<\/p>\n

1996 onward: Increases in recruiting more students of color and adjunct faculty members of color<\/p>\n

Develops Pedagogy and Diversity<\/em> seminar\/discussion group for adjunct and resident faculty during academic summers<\/p>\n

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2000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Increases in administrative staff of color<\/p>\n

Develops more scholarship funds for students who have demonstrated commitments to anti-racism in their theses and community projects<\/p>\n

2002<\/strong><\/p>\n

Develops orientation programs for incoming MSW and Ph.D. student related to anti-racism<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publishes a special issue of Smith College Studies in Social Work<\/em> titled Pedagogy and<\/em> Diversity<\/em><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Develops an orientation for students of color prior to entry to the MSW program<\/p>\n

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This quilt commemorates an interactive art installation that occurred in the summer of 2001 at the Smith College School for Social Work. Based on an invitation to respond to this event, participants expressed their sentiments on cotton strips, now woven into the quilt, representing a range of voices. The Class of 2002, the Anti-Racism Task Force and the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute cooperated to complete the quilt project. https:\/\/www.smith.edu\/ssw\/about\/anti-racism-commitment\u00a0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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