Campus Addresses Climate after Presidential Election - Crafton Hills College

Publish Date: Nov. 14, 2016

Crafton Hills College Community,

The election results have evoked, and will undoubtedly continue to evoke, a range of emotions across our diverse student body from shock, confusion, and fear to elation and celebration.

While the last 48 hours may have been joyous for some, we recognize the difficulty that some members of the Crafton Hills College community are facing as reports of harassment have been reported across the country and even on some college campuses. Crafton Hills College prides itself on being a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive campus where everyone feels safe.

Crafton Hills College has a non-discrimination policy that protects an individual from discrimination and harassment regardless of their age, color, creed, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, immigration status, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression not because its required by law, but because it’s the right thing to do. We support and affirm all of our students, especially those whose identities and communities are marginalized. Crafton Hills College celebrates diversity, inclusion, and equity, and holds these values at the heart of the college. 

Turning directly to those students who feel unsure if they belong or are safe, we see you, we acknowledge you, you belong here, and you are safe here. 

If you or someone you knows is in need of some additional support, we encourage you to utilize the resources that are available to you, both on and off campus.

Crafton Hills College also affirms its commitment to rigorous academic debate and inquiry, and never should discrimination and harassment be confused for the former. We call on our students to engage in a civil, respectful conversation with one another and to model for our society what compassion should look like.