Critical Conversations at the College of Charleston

Many of us are looking for resources on how to create more inclusivity and belonging in our world. Investing in our own learning to communicate about topics of difference, confront bias, and create change helps each of us contribute to building a better university and community.

It's going to take ALL of us. 

To do our part to support you and our Cougar nation, the College of Charleston has launched Critical Conversations and expanded DiversityEDU. As a university, we have a responsibility to “advance our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion” and have outlined numerous paths to achieve this endeavor in our new Strategic Plan. Building on ongoing efforts to address both historical and current issues, the College presents the following initiatives:   

Critical Conversations on Today's Most Vital Issues.

Facilitate deeper understandings about today’s most vital issues by hosting local and national experts and student-led dialogues to contextualize critical conversations, inside and outside our classrooms.

Join the conversation

Share our Journey. Lead by Example.

Serve as leader in the community and share our progress publicly online. This is not a program, policy, or goal. Bringing humanity into our conversations, we focus on the power of differences and belonging.

Follow our Journey

Resources & Centers. For the Entire Community.

Build and publicly share a hub of resources, including the Avery Research Center; Center for the Study of Slavery; Race & Social Justice Initiative; allyships; resources for teaching and for the workplace; and more. 

Explore our Resources & Centers

DiversityEDU. Online Learning for an Inclusive Campus.

Expand DiversityEDU™ to our entire campus - students, faculty, and staff. 

Host conversations as an extension to online learning to deepen engagement and build empathy.

 Open DiversityEdu

Diversity and Inclusion Focused Curriculum. Year round.

Offer students a broad series of diversity focused courses, and work to build curriculum that explores the multiple facets of race, equity, and communication on topics of difference.

View Courses & Programs

Take Action. Together.

By joining our critical conversations; sharing this site with your professors, students, or friends; giving to a scholarship or center; or becoming a DiversityEDU graduate, you help us get one step closer to a more inclusive and equitable Cougar Nation. 

Take Action

 

Resources for Faculty

Critical Conversations and Inclusion at the College of Charleston is intended to be a collaborative effort with every unit on campus and every member of the Cougar Nation. We are here to help. Contact us anytime with questions about the College's Commitment, to propose an event, join a conversation, share a resource, or report an concern.