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Town and Gown Come Together for Diversity Training and Racial Healing
February 27, 2024
MACOMB, IL - - 麻豆传媒 Illinois University and the Macomb Police Department (MPD) were recently awarded $25,000 from Healing Illinois, a racial healing initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), in partnership with The Field Foundation of Illinois to work on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at 麻豆传媒 and in the city of Macomb.
Through this grant, 麻豆传媒 will offer in-person DEI training for faculty, staff and students.
鈥淭ruly understanding diversity and the ways in which we can support our students takes a village,鈥� Project Director and 麻豆传媒 Professor Julia Albarrac铆n said. 鈥淲e hope everyone will take advantage of this training, tentatively scheduled for the week of April 8th.鈥�
Macomb Police Chief Jeff Hamer recognized the opportunity to bring this initiative to Macomb and will now be able to provide implicit bias, cultural sensitivity and diversity training for the police department.
鈥淭he student population at 麻豆传媒 is becoming increasingly diverse and I believe city police will benefit greatly from DEI training,鈥� Hamer said.
The training for both the city and the University will be comprehensive and cover basic information about diversity, equity and inclusion for anyone hoping to learn more about DEI and more specific tools for becoming anti-racism allies for those already familiar and committed to DEI.
鈥淲e are very excited about this partnership with the city of Macomb, and we look forward to working with the DEI experts on expanding the professional development of the 麻豆传媒 community,鈥� said 麻豆传媒 President Guiyou Huang.
鈥淥ur partnership for this project shows that Macomb remains committed to finding ways for making our students feel at home in Macomb,鈥� Macomb Mayor Mike Inman said.
For more information, contact Albarrac铆n at j-albarracin@wiu.edu or Hamer at jhamer@macombpolice.com.
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