HSS Committee Against Anti-Black Racism Faculty and Staff Resources

CoLearning Resources

Introduction to Practicing Antiracism: A Guide for White People and Non-Black People of Color (Produced by the Antiracism Advocates)

Docu-Story TCNJ: This documentary project explores the stories of the lived experiences of students at The College of New Jersey (A joint project between Student Affairs and The Center for Teaching and Learning).

Advising and Teaching Resources

HSS Overload Process for Advising: There is no maximum limit to the number of overload semesters in HSS.  Please see the advising website for the new process that directs students to complete an interest form as the first step in the process.  Students do not approach Department Chairs first for signatures.

Student Feedback Items:  The Committee has developed Student Feedback classroom racial and cultural climate items.  All HSS faculty have access to these questions in an item bank within Evaluation Kit.  Please watch this 2 minute video that demonstrates how to access the items in the item bank and here are instructions for how to attach the questions to a course: Attaching Questions to Classes.

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HSS Anti-Racism Advocates

The HSS Anti-Racism Advocates are a group that was formed in Fall 2020 by the faculty subcommittee of the HSS Anti-Racism Task Force to “be responsible for supporting anti-racist efforts in departments (in terms of hiring, curriculum, and climate) and holding others accountable for racist behaviors (e.g., assisting in reporting related to TCNJ’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace/Educational Environment).”  The group has committed itself to speak up publicly against racism at TCNJ, to advocate for policies, procedures, and practices that challenge racism at the College, to support BIPoC faculty, students, and staff at TCNJ, to ground their efforts in ongoing self-education about racism, white supremacy, and their own complicity, and to offer assistance and support to those who experience a racist incident on campus or beyond. If you’re interested in joining us in this work, please email Glenn Steinberg (gsteinbe@tcnj.edu).

The following faculty have participated in this group:

Patricia Becker, Janet Gray, Lisa Grimm, Joanna Herres, Isabel Kentengian, Margaret Martinetti, Nicholas Toloudis, Glenn Steinberg, Ann Warner Ault, Shaun Wiley

This group supports the work of the Committee Against Anti-Black Racism.  In 2020-2021, the advocates organized small-group conversations for HSS faculty to discuss the optional racial climate questions made available to HSS faculty through a question bank in Evaluation Kit, and received training on advising students in the Student Conduct process with a particular focus on bias cases that involve HSS students.  Members also produced an excellent resource: Introduction to Practicing Antiracism: A Guide for White People and Non-Black People of Color

As one activity during the 2021-2022 Academic Year, the Anti-Racism advocates are holding book discussions.  We have scheduled discussions for three of the books:

Additionally, the HSS Anti-Racism Advocates seek to elevate and celebrate the accomplishments and stories of our BIPOC students, faculty, and staff by collecting those accomplishments and supporting the submission of content for display on TCNJ Today and other websites, including the HSS Antiracism webspace. Submitting an accomplishment is simple! Please just complete the Google Form to submit a brief description of the accomplishment and we will work to request that the story be shared with a wider audience:  HSS Anti-Racism Advocates TCNJ Today Form.