Center for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

Goals

• Support rigorous, critical, accessible, high-impact research on race and ethnicity
• Provide high-quality, racial equity-enhancing programming for Florida Gulf Coast University and the Southwest Florida region
• Provide opportunities for mission-centered, collaborative faculty-student research
• Contribute to the recruitment and retention of faculty and students of color
• Serve as a resource for local communities and organizations in 1) identifying racially inequitable policies and practices and, 2) designing and implementing policies and practices that are racially equitable
• Provide opportunities for faculty affiliates and students to present their research

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CCRES Vision

The Center for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies will advance racial justice within communities and organizations (non-profits, schools, government agencies, and businesses) in Southwest Florida and beyond.