The Committee on Race and Racism serves as a vehicle for considering policy, practices, and issues of any kind related to, but not limited to, race and racism on the campus; and reviews and suggests strategies:

• for addressing racial harassment
• for addressing curricular issues, e.g., the diversity requirement
• for hiring and retention of faculty and staff of color, including affirmative action
• for recruiting and retaining students of color
• regarding policies and practices pertaining to residential life and campus climate, e.g., racial awareness training initiatives.

The committee holds open forums on issues of race and racism. The committee works in tandem with the Committee on Multicultural Affairs via an exchange of ex officio members, and may choose to work jointly with that committee on matters of mutual interest related to race and racism. The committee distributes its minutes to the members of the Multicultural Affairs Committee as well as to its own membership.