{"id":1689,"date":"1987-11-05T02:39:40","date_gmt":"1987-11-05T02:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/weaving-voices-archives\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2018-10-31T14:01:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T18:01:04","slug":"equity-institute-report-published-in-the-sophian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/weaving-voices-archives\/1987\/11\/05\/equity-institute-report-published-in-the-sophian\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity Institute report published in the Sophian"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 5, 1987<\/span><\/p>\n

Equity Institute report published in the Sophian<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the hate speech painted on the steps to Lilly Hall in October of 1986, President Dunn contacted the Equity Institute from Amherst and requested that they do a needs assessment of Smith College in regards to multiculturalism. With help from Smith\u2019s Committee on Community Policy, the Equity Institute conducted their assessment during April and May of 1987, reviewing the College\u2019s diversity-focused written documents, interviewing 29 Smith community members, and finally mailing out a survey to all 4064 members of Smith College. Their report, prepared in September, was published in the Sophian on November 5th. The Equity Institute\u2019s report was done in tandem with other efforts, such as a weekly two-hour course on \u201cMulticultural Organizational Development.\u201d The Institute\u2019s involvement at Smith was championed by President Dunn, but drew criticism from some who claimed that an outside organization would not be able to solve Smith\u2019s racial issues.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Equity Institute report can be found here (<\/span><\/i>1<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 2<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 3<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 4<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 5<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 6<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 7<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> 8<\/span><\/i><\/a>).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

President Dunn\u2019s response to the report can be found here (<\/span><\/i>1<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span><\/i>7<\/span><\/i><\/a>).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

[Last updated on October 31, 2018]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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