Sonja Trent Brown, Chief Officer for Culture and Inclusion, recently received a $25,000 award from the Association of American Colleges & Universities Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center Grant Program.
This award will establish a TRHT Center at Hope College, with the overall goals of infusing an anti-racist narrative in our existing academic, co-curricular, and community programs; creating collaborative relationships with various diversity, equity, and inclusion partners; working with community allies to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive community for all; continue active recruiting and hiring practices to increase representation, deepening our commitment o anti-racist work; drawing on our ecumenical Christian faith; and instituting Rx Racial Healing Circles to facilitate relationship building and the sharing of stories.
Hope College is one of 19 institutions to host new TRHT Campus Centers; more details are available from the AAC&U.
Congratulations, Sonja, on your accomplishment!