The Washington Faculty and Staff of Color Conference (FSOCC) recognizes the importance and strength of diversity within higher education. FSOCC was established in 1996 to move diversity beyond a value and into the development and retention of people of color within higher education.
Vision: Higher Education in Washington transformed into a socially just learning experience, engaging with local community leaders, and welcoming workplace environment for all employees.
Mission: Create opportunities for professional and career development through increasing awareness and visibility of policies, process, and strategies to enhance the institutional climate, access, and educational quality of higher education in Washington.
FSOCC Commits to:
Track how many people of color work within WA institutions of higher education.
Promote best practices to help increase diversity within institutions of higher learning.
Link the reproduction of bias on minoritized and historically excluded identities to institutional racism, sexism, homophobia, and additional -isms/-obias,