Puente Equity Framework Implementation Guide
A resource for Puente staff and practitioners.
Puente's Equity Framework was developed in 2022 and implementation is ongoing. This site is meant to offer staff and practitioners guidance in implementing the Framework into programming, operations, curriculum, and pedagogy. If you have any questions or need assistance, please email elsie.rivas.gomez@berkeley.edu or jamie.moore@berkeley.edu.
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Puente is ready to meet this moment with an equity framework which articulates our commitments and guides our work.
The Puente Project strives to: uphold anti-racist practices in our classrooms and advocate for all students’ rights to safety and protection on our campuses and in our communities.
The Puente Project strives to: honor all languages and make space for diverse linguistic expression in academic writing
The Puente Project strives to: support the intersectional experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and educators and their right to feel safe and welcomed
The Puente Project strives to: work towards accessibility as the default practice and priority in our Puente spaces
The Puente Project strives to: act in the service of environmental justice
Puente's Equity Framework: The Shortened Version
Since 1981, the Puente Project has led the state in providing equitable instruction, academic counseling, and mentoring to support students marginalized by the educational system. In order to continue Puente’s legacy of equity, we must address the roots of oppression that persist in academia and embody practices for our collective liberation. Therefore, the Puente Project strives to: (1) uphold anti-racist practices in our classrooms and advocate for the rights of all to safety and protection on our campuses and in our communities, (2) honor all languages and make space for diverse linguistic expression in academic writing, (3) support the intersectional experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and educators and their right to feel safe and welcomed, (4) work towards accessibility as the default practice and priority in our Puente spaces, and (5) act and educate in the service of environmental justice. The Puente Project commits to supporting staff and practitioners in their work towards the collective wellness of our community as we progress along our equity journey.