AGENCY TESTIMONY
Creation of Center for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging
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Chancellor Matos Rodriguez announces the creation of the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging, a new initiative to centralize efforts to combat discrimination across the CUNY system.
- Describes the center's role in centralizing policies, training, and complaint processes for all 25 CUNY campuses
- Highlights the center's responsibility for managing discrimination, harassment, Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX issues uniformly
- Mentions the center's role in developing programming, events, and implementing campus climate surveys
- Notes that this initiative addresses recommendations 1, 3, and 5 of the Lippman report
Felix Matos Rodriguez
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This past summer, we announced the creation of the Center For Inclusive Excellence and Belonging, which will be central which will centralize efforts to combat discrimination system wide.
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The center will be responsible for centralizing the policies, training, and complaint processes for all 25 campuses in the CUNY system.
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This will ensure that discrimination, harassment, title 6, title 7, and title 9 issues are managed uniformly and consistently across CUNY.
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The center will also develop programming and events to promote educational dialogue and be responsible for implementing campus climate surveys and additional system wide evaluations as needed.
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The center addresses recommendations 1, 3, and 5 of the Littmann report.
