On this MLK Day, many of us are thinking about the problems our country still faces with regard to race, civil rights and equity. Here at FRCC, a major focus for us is ensuring that the open, affordable access we provide to education gives all students what they need to succeed. We serve all people […]
Dear FRCC Community,
I am deeply saddened to write yet another message in response to heartbreaking mass shootings.
A number of bills are currently circulating around the US aimed at regulating how educators talk about racism, sexism and issues of systemic inequality.
On June 19th every year, people take time to honor the anniversary of Juneteenth—the date in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Texas. (As part of the Confederacy, slaves in that state were not freed until well after the end of the Civil War.) That summer, Union Army troops reached Galveston Bay […]
Dear FRCC Community, I have written to you several times over the last couple of months about COVID-19, and how the college is responding to keep you safe. That has been challenging enough, but this is an even harder message to write. The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and many more are […]
