2023年11月, amid the rise of antisemitism 和 伊斯兰恐惧症 at academic communities across the country, President Harry Elam convened a task force to direct the work of the college’s offices 和 organizations to prevent or address the occurrence of such activity at 十大正规网赌平台.

The Task Force directs projects 和 initiatives consistent with the areas of focus laid out below.

对Oxy学生的支持

In collaboration with Occidental’s 宗教和精神生活办公室 (ORSL), 氧希勒尔, the office of Student Leadership Involvement 和 社区参与 (SLICE), 以及犹太学生生活顾问, 以及其他犹太学生, 父母, 校友, 和盟友, the College has pursued several initiatives to promote Jewish 和 Israeli 学生’ well-being 和 sense of safety on campus. 

College leadership 和 ORSL will continue to meet with the Muslim Students Association 和 others to identify ways to uplift Muslim 和 MENA 学生 on campus, including support for their dietary needs 和 enhanced devotional spaces.

教育宣传

通过民权 & 第九条办公室 和 偏见教育和支持团队 (最好的), 学院已经启动了一项预防措施, educational campaign to address potential antisemitism, 伊斯兰恐惧症, 以及校园里其他形式的偏见或骚扰. This campaign includes: assessment of the current campus environment 和 potential for harassment; training opportunities for 学生, 教师, 和工作人员相关的鉴定, 防止, 报道反犹太主义, 伊斯兰恐惧症, other forms of harassment; 和 development of educational materials specifically related to combating antisemitism 和 伊斯兰恐惧症. 民权 & 第九条办公室 和 BEST will also continue to promptly respond to any individual complaints they receive, 符合各自的程序.

Students have been required to complete an online course on defining diversity, 公平与包容, 识别差异类别, 探索微侵犯和无意识偏见. A similar course for 教师 和 staff was made available for voluntary completion. 另外, the task force’s educational outreach working group has offered a variety of educational opportunities, 包括:

  • A webinar series covering a variety of topics applicable to 教师 和 staff.
  • Multiple online 和 in-person opportunities to learn how to identify 和 intervene when acts of antisemitic, 伊斯兰教, 或者出现仇外偏见或骚扰.
  • A variety of new educational materials distributed across campus.

即将举行的教育活动

恢复对话

The College has sponsored or promoted various forums for restorative interactions among 学生, 主要是, as well as other members of the Occidental community, 包括欢迎 跨信仰美国 于1月25日及26日前往校园. The 跨信仰美国 team hosted a series of listening sessions designed to create space for diverse viewpoints to be heard in a neutral setting, 然后返回 最终报告 for enhancing interfaith cooperation 和 bridge-building on campus.

Accountability 和 支持 for Student 组织 和 Political Activity

与SLICE合作, 设施部, 学生行为办公室, 与校园安全, the College reaffirms its commitment to enforcing the 学生行为准则, 发布 & 宣传政策, 异议权 & 示范政策, 歧视、骚扰和报复政策等核心政策. 

SLICE has coordinated training sessions with student organizations to promote their underst和ing of College policies 和 provide information on how to engage in political activism consistent with those policies. 

从事威胁活动的个人或团体, 具有破坏性的, 骚扰, or otherwise impermissible behavior will be referred to 学生行为办公室. 学生行为和公民权利办公室 & 第九条办公室 will continue to promptly address reports that are submitted to their offices, 同时对个别案件保密.学院亦重申其 否定doxx,鼓励 学生教师 to learn more about protecting their online presence 和 to immediately report any safety concerns, will respond to reports of online harassment or doxxing by College community members.

学术交流

包括社会学在内的学术部门, 历史, 政治, 外交与世界事务, the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs have scheduled a series of educational speaker events. 

除了, 教师 are exploring how to exp和 curricular offerings in this area, 为此目的, we encourage 和 support the development of new interdisciplinary minor programs that will exp和 the range of our academic discourse about the region. 

建设变革能力

The College is seeking to partner with donors 和 organizations that are interested in promoting a greater underst和ing of antisemitism 和 伊斯兰恐惧症, as well as those who are committed particularly to supporting expansion of Occidental’s related curricular offerings.

政策检讨及推行

The College will issue a clarifying policy related to appropriate use of College-affiliated social media accounts, to ensure that such accounts are reviewed by responsible personnel 和 used to promote the College’s programs 和 activities. The College will also review the 歧视、骚扰和报复政策 in light of recent guidance from the Office for 公民权利, to ensure that the policy adequately addresses the trend of increasing antisemitism 和 伊斯兰恐惧症 on College campuses. The College will also review our policies 和 resources related to doxxing 和 online harassment.

联络专责小组

If you would like to get in touch with the Task Force, please fill out the 在线表单.

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