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To: Wake Forest Academic Council
Petition for Increased Education on Race, Prejudice, and Privilege at Wake Forest University
1. Implement an online course/module that all students are required to complete annually. This course would begin with a bias test followed with education about race, prejudice, and privilege.
2. Create a class on race, prejudice, and privilege as part of a divisional requirement, or have this class be implemented as part of the First-Year Seminar/First-Year Experience curriculum.
3. Revise and revamp educational material on race, prejudice, and privilege provided during orientation week for incoming first-year students.
2. Create a class on race, prejudice, and privilege as part of a divisional requirement, or have this class be implemented as part of the First-Year Seminar/First-Year Experience curriculum.
3. Revise and revamp educational material on race, prejudice, and privilege provided during orientation week for incoming first-year students.
Why is this important?
We believe it is necessary to educate and inform students about race, prejudice, and privilege at Wake Forest University. In order to achieve this goal, we believe that the university should incorporate education on racial issues into the academic curriculum, develop online training modules on racial bias, and enhance the diversity education included in orientation material.
It is vital that Wake Forest University makes a permanent change to show that we stand with the African American community, especially in light of the racial injustices that have occurred during this time of civil unrest across the nation.
It is vital that Wake Forest University makes a permanent change to show that we stand with the African American community, especially in light of the racial injustices that have occurred during this time of civil unrest across the nation.