HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Inclusive Excellence Grant KCIE (Kalamazoo College Inclusive Excellence)

During this summer, the HHMI Inclusive Excellence leadership team and library staff have collaborated to create the Reading for Change book collection (KCIE #ReadingForChange). The HHMI grant has provided funding for and thus greater access to frequently cited books. Visit the KCIE Reading for Change LibGuide to access the material. The Reading for Change link is also on the library’s Becoming Better Allies blog; this blog includes many more resources to support antiracism work. Visit the Becoming Better Allies blog.

In addition, through the HHMI grant, we are distributing copies of Beverly Tatum’s Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? to all faculty and staff at the College. You should be finding the book in your campus mail.

In September, the HHMI team will be posting further information, including plans for reading groups and/or lunch discussions (KCIE #AntiracismReadingKnook or #ARK). In the meantime, we urge folks to read the Summer Common Reading book, LaTanya McQueen’s And It Begins Like This. You can also visit Latanya’s website.

Thanks to Leslie Burke and Kelly Frost for their work in acquiring books, expanding virtual access, and/or building resource links for members of the Kalamazoo College community.

HHMI Leadership Team
Regina Stevens-Truss
Rick Barth
Kyla Day Fletcher
Brittany Liu
Bruce Mills