The governing board that oversees the California Community Colleges (CCC) considered March 21 including diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the employee evaluation and tenure review process amid enrollment decline, and some have expressed concern, calling it a “divisive measure.”
The proposal (pdf) was introduced as part of the enrollment management strategy by Deputy Chancellor Daisy Gonzalez and Vice Chancellor Marty Alvarado, with an aim to advance student equitable outcomes by requiring the faculties to employ teachings that reflect “DEIA and anti-racist principles, and in particular respect for, and acknowledgment, of the diverse backgrounds of students,” according to the proposal.
