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⚠Additional Steps to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 20 - April 14 campus will be closed to all students/visitors, and all events are canceled. Spring quarter will run April 20 - June 18, and instruction will be delivered online as much as possible. - Learn More.
Lower Columbia College celebrates and embraces diversity of all kinds, including differing beliefs, cultures, people, and experiences. We commit to institutional and individual changes that recognize, understand, and challenge patterns of social inequity and systemic disparities within our ever-changing world. As part of this commitment, we strive to strengthen practices involving student success, cultural enrichment, diversity education, curricular transformation, and employee development. We are dedicated to promoting an accessible, inclusive, and safe environment that fosters cultural competency, educational equity, and social justice for all students, staff, faculty, and our local and global communities.
Please join LCC’s Read and Discuss (RAD) Diversity Reading Group!
What is it? It’s an opportunity for faculty, staff and students to engage in meaningful conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion. Just read the featured article and attend a small group meeting to engage in respectful, open and honest exchanges with a commitment to listen and learn.
How to participate?
1. Download the article through the LCC library system or visit the library for assistance.
This month’s reading: Addressing the Conceptual Challenges of Equity Work: A Blueprint for Getting Started, by Erin L Castro (2015). Use your LCC username and password to access the article. Contact the Library at 360.442.2660 if you encounter difficulties logging in.
2. Sign up to participate in a discussion group (groups will include a facilitator and limited to no more than 15 participants):
3. Read the article prior to attending a discussion group.
4. Come to your designated discussion group, held in the Diversity and Equity Center, Student Center Rm. 201.
For questions, please contact the LCC Diversity & Equity Committee at dec@lowercolumbia.edu
Undocumented students in Washington state have the right to attend colleges and universities. Many qualify for state-funded financial aid because of the Washington Dream Act, also called the The Real Hope Act which was signed into law in 2014.
Learn more about who to contact at LCC, and policies and practices that protect LCC students.
The Safe Zone Project is a new program on the LCC Campus that will offer a visible message of inclusion, affirmation, and support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Trainings will be available to help staff and faculty become more aware of the problems facing our students of diverse gender and sexualities and offer guidance on how to support those students.
Our curriculum is a three hour program provided through The Safe Zone Project.
Dates available:
Quarter Trainings Day Time Date
*Please complete Safe Zone 1.0 before taking Safe Zone 2.0
For more information contact Anne-Marie Klein at aklein@lowercolumbia.edu
A diverse group of campus representatives available to determine a rapid and effective response to incidents of bias. See Bias Response Team.
Located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center, Room 201. See Campus Map.
All levels of non-native English speakers are welcome! ESL through college level classes supported.
Participate in diversity-focused events at Lower Columbia College. See Campus Calendars.