Center for Teaching & Learning Becoming an Anti-Racist, Equity-Minded Educator

Anti-racism is not an outcome, it’s a commitment.”
—Pawan Dhingra

Our Commitment

The CTL grew out of collaborative efforts from across the College. We have been

Winter 2019 Diversity and Democracy

invested in inclusive teaching since our founding in 2017 and are committed to assessing our internal practices and outward facing support and programming to help Amherst College address systemic inequities and marginalizing practices in order to grow toward being an anti-racist institution. We are motivated and inspired by the work of our students, faculty, and fellow staff in this area and are ready to shoulder this work in partnership with you.

Read more about the CTL's ongoing initiatives.

Image: Diversity & Democracy "Being Human in STEM: Moving from Student Protest to Institutional Progress" by Sheila Jaswal

Anti-Racist Pedagogy Conversation Series (2021)

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Working toward being an anti-racist institution

Amherst community members came together six times during the Spring 2021 semester for conversations about various aspects of anti-racist pedagogy.

Info and Resources

Additional Resources

Anti-Racist and Equity-Minded Course Design, an Amherst Center for Teaching and Learning resource list.
Anti-Racist Educator Self-Examination Questionnaire and Rubric, created by Anna Stamborski.
Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Scholarship on Race and Racism, a Macalester College resource list.
Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator. Torres, M.G. (n.d.). Wheaton College.
Revolutionizing My Syllabus: The Process. Wilson, C. (n.d.). Bryn Mawr College.
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources, resource list created by Stamborski, Zimmermann & Gregory.
Survey Your Syllabus, an Amherst College Center for Teaching and Learning survey.

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