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To: Local government officials in the Berks County area, Albright College alumni, Pennsylvania based artists, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights

Protect Education and Safety at Albright College.

Center for the Arts - Albright College
We, the student body of Albright College, have been struggling at the hands of the administration for too long. We require reform across the board and proper communication. We wish to restore proper educational values to the administration by replacing those on the board if our needs cannot be met by those in current position. We require a new head of accommodations due to matters such as the disregard and denial of student disabilities. We require a new head for our Title IX coordinator as the current head has had multiple cases where students are disregarded and disapointed in the outcome(s) of which are provided. Many students feel unsafe with these heads as they do not feel heard or understood. Cases in which students have experienced unjust harassment both verbal and sexual in nature and the proper steps have not been taken to support them. We require faculty outside of profesors that are trained to have compassion for their students, and to take them serious when they are put into unjust scenarios. We require open and honest, constant, timely communication between the administration and the students. Many feel there is a lack of importance when it comes to making the student body aware of changes on campus. We require the administration to make themselves known to the student body by properly planning and enganging with the students to build community and connection. We require encouragement and support from the administration in these difficult times where education is under attack in many fields. The students have not asked for, nor are we interested in, the integration of Artificial Intelligence to the curriculum. Art, English, and Education majors across campus are against the push of AI in our classes and assignments as that rids the creative liberty and education aspect of the classes themselves. We require in-person and online student/peer tutoring instead of the integrated AI tutors. We wish to establish more connections within our community by engaging with each other and not a screen. We require the administration to be open and honest about financial issues regarding the campus as we, the students, are the ones who pay the tuition to attend. We require clean and up to code housing. Many students have reported unhealthy conditions to the Residential Life Department with no solutions. Bug and mice infestations and mold are among the issues that have been reported. We require a proper in-person Health Center where students can feel seen and heard instead of having to seek out an urgent care or emergency medical facility. Timely Care has proved useful for many, however, in-person care is just as important as not everything can be handled through a screen. 

Why is this important?

It is important to support this cause because education is being attacked all across the nation, especially smaller institutions like Albright College. The students have a voice yet we are not being heard and those in power are not fighting for us the way we wish to be fought for. We were promised so much more out of the education system and our opportunities are being squandered by people who have their focus in our pockets instead of our education. When institutions lack funding, the students attending are forced to deal with the consequences. This means the quality lowers all across the campus in all fields.

Updates

2026-10-26 16:42:43 -0400

100 signatures reached

2026-10-14 17:35:40 -0400

50 signatures reached

2026-10-14 15:07:02 -0400

25 signatures reached

2026-10-14 14:32:00 -0400

10 signatures reached