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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Registration is now open for the 2025–2026 NACCC!
Join over 1.6 million students, faculty, and staff who have helped shape a deeper understanding of racial climate on campus. 🌎✨

🔗 Enroll today: uscrec.info/naccc-register

#NACCC #CampusClimate #EquityInEducation

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Registration is now open for the 2025–2026 NACCC!
Join over 1.6 million students, faculty, and staff who have helped shape a deeper understanding of racial climate on campus. 🌎✨

🔗 Enroll today: uscrec.info/naccc-register

#NACCC #CampusClimate #EquityInEducation

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Aug 28

📢 New Report Out
Student affairs staff work tirelessly to support students—yet many face racism, exclusion, and neglect on their own campuses.

Our new report shares data from nearly 2,000 professionals and calls on higher ed to take action.

Read at uscrec.info/student-affairs

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Aug 27

✨ Big news! The NACCC has been updated! ✨

With over 1.6M participants to date, the NACCC continues to help institutional leaders build safer, more inclusive campuses.

👉 Sign up today: uscrec.info/naccc-2025

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚨 Deadline Extended — Today is the FINAL day to register for the 2025 NACCC Data Institute!

If you're passionate about transforming campus climate data into real, measurable change — don’t miss this opportunity.

Visit uscrec.info/ndi-2025

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jul 23

Royel M. Johnson, Jihye Kwon, and Adrián Trinidad surveyed nearly 30,000 students at California Hispanic‑Serving Community Colleges to see how faculty interactions shape campus racial.
Dive into the article via this link: lnkd.in/gcswC9zh
#HigherEd #RacialClimate

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jul 14

Led by expert instructors from across the field.
🔗 Apply now: usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#HigherEd #CampusClimate #DataInstitute #EquityInEducation #USCRaceEquityCenter

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨 Calling all higher ed professionals & grad students!
Join the 2025 NACCC Data Institute — a 4-day virtual experience hosted by the USC Race and Equity Center. Learn to use campus climate data for research & real change.
🗓️ August 18–21, 2025 | 💻 Live on Zoom (THREAD)

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jul 14

TOMMY — Teaching Outstanding Math to Migrant Youth 📐✨

🗓️ June 15 – 21 at USC

🌟 70+ first-gen students from migrant families lived on campus, tackled advanced math, and met mentors who showed that 🎓 college is within reach.

🔗 Read the full story → rossier.usc.edu/news-insight...

Teaching Outstanding Math to Migrant Youth (TOMMY) program inspires first-generation students through math and college immersion

USC Rossier welcomes first cohort of TOMMY students.

rossier.usc.edu

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 27

📚 This June, 80 high schoolers—children of migrant farm workers—joined us at USC for a powerful week of math, leadership, and belonging. In a time of rising exclusion, we’re building resilience, identity & hope. 💪🏽✨ #EquityInAction #USC #FutureLeaders #EducationMatters

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 25

Behind the Mask: Breaking the Silence Around Men’s Mental Health

Monday, June 30 | Join from anywhere + option to earn SHRM PDCs Explore stigma, spot warning signs, and support male mental health in your workplace.

Register now at uscrec.info/menmentalhea...

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 25

Calling all higher ed professionals & grad students!
Join the 2025 NACCC Data Institute — a 4-day virtual experience hosted by the USC Race and Equity Center.

Led by expert instructors from across the field.
Apply now: uscrec.info/ndi-2025

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 23

Behind the Mask: Breaking the Silence Around Men’s Mental Health

Monday, June 30 | Join from anywhere + earn SHRM PDCs Explore stigma, spot warning signs, and support male mental health in your workplace.

Register now at uscrec.info/menmentalhea...

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 19

Juneteenth marks the day freedom finally reached over 250,000 still enslaved in Texas—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

From 1865 to now, we celebrate resilience and push for equity.

#Juneteenth #FreedomDelayed #FreedomCelebrated #BlackHistory

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 18

Pride Month is more than a celebration—it's a reminder that visibility, inclusion, and allyship can change lives. 🌈💪

#PrideMonth #LGBTQYouth #InclusiveEducation

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 17

@royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social spoke with Spectrum News 1 about the politicization of public libraries—and what’s at stake for democracy, education, and marginalized communities.

Check out the full story here:
uscrec.info/spectrumnews

Huntington Beach voters override city council, passing Measures A and B

Measure A had received 58%, Measure B had received 60% of the vote

uscrec.info

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨 Higher ed professionals — still time to join the final 2 sessions of Inclusive Wellness for Higher Ed Professionals.

Attend individually — one is TOMORROW, the next is next Tuesday!

Led by trauma-informed expert Brandi Junious 🌱

Sign up: uscrec.info/wellness-hig...

#HigherEd #Wellness

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 11

🟡 Being an HSI ≠ being Hispanic-serving.
Want to better serve Latinx students?

📅 Info session TOMORROW — June 12 @ 10 AM PT
🧠 Learn about the NACCC HSI Climate Survey

🔗 Register now: uscrec.info/hsi-info

#HSIMission #LatinxSuccess #DEI #HigherEd

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join us + @uscpullias.bsky.social for a game-changing webinar where Drs. Kezar, DeCuir-Gunby & Hernandez-Hamed will unveil research-backed tools like the Shared Equity Leadership model + Everyday Equity Playbook to help you in today’s climate.

🗓 Wed, June 11 | 11AM PT

🔗 uscrec.info/campus-webinar

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 6

Join @uscraceequity.bsky.social + @uscpullias.bsky.social for a game-changing webinar where Drs. Kezar, DeCuir-Gunby & Hernandez-Hamed will unveil research-backed tools to help you lead in today’s challenging climate.

🗓 Wed, June 11 | 11AM PT

🔗 uscrec.info/campus-webinar

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 5

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Month on Campus 🏳️‍🌈

In a shifting climate, LGBTQIA+ leaders like Dr. Darin Stewart and Dr. Natalie Blanton are creating space for care, connection, and community.

Pride is about belonging—and making sure no one feels alone. 🌈

#PrideMonth #CampusPride #LGBTQIA #Belonging #HigherEd

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 4

🚨 The NACCC just got a major upgrade.

We’ve added new questions on ableism, ageism, sexism, transphobia & xenophobia.

1.6M+ students, faculty & staff have already shared their campus experiences. Ready to add your voice? → uscrec.info/naccc-register

#NACCC #InclusiveCampus #HigherEd #Belonging

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · Jun 2

Starts TOMORROW! 💛 Higher ed professionals — join our Inclusive Wellness workshop series to navigate trauma, manage stress & build community. Led by trauma-informed expert Brandi Junious. 🌱

Last chance to sign up: uscrec.info/wellness-hig...

#HigherEd #Wellness #InclusiveHealing

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uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · May 30

🟡 Being designated an HSI isn’t the same as being Hispanic-serving. 🟡

Want to truly serve Latinx students at your institution?

📅 Join us June 12, 2025 at 10 AM (PT) for a virtual info session about the NACCC HSI Climate Survey.

🔗 Register now: uscrec.info/hsi-info

#HigherEd #HSI

uscraceequity.bsky.social @uscraceequity.bsky.social · May 29

📢 Join us for a powerful webinar co-hosted by
@uscraceequity.bsky.social + @uscpullias.bsky.social!

🗓 Wed, June 11 | 11AM PT
🔗 uscrec.info/campus-webinar

Drs. Kezar, DeCuir-Gunby & Hernandez-Hamed will share research-driven strategies for leading equity work in today’s contentious climate.