The Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) at Connecticut College was founded in 2005, emerging from years of student activism and faculty advocacy for deeper engagement with issues of race, identity, and social justice. Officially inaugurated in 2006 with a keynote by Dr. Cornel West, CCSRE became a hub for interdisciplinary scholarship, dialogue, and community building. Rooted in the legacy of campus movements that demanded curricular reform and institutional equity, the Center has spent the past two decades fostering critical inquiry and collaboration across disciplines. From its early home in the “Pink House” to its current space in the Walter Commons, CCSRE continues to serve as a vital space for research, reflection, and activism, advancing equity and inclusion on campus and beyond.