Equity Minded Learning Institute
Welcome
Our vision for the Equity-Minded Learning Institute at Riverside City College is to cultivate equity-minded innovation in teaching, leadership, and service, fostering a community where every individual embraces responsibility for student success. Grounded in race consciousness and historical context, we dismantle barriers and inspire a culture of inclusive excellence. Through intentional disruption and innovation, we aim to eliminate racial disparities and set a new standard for education.
Mission:
The Equity-Minded Learning Institute will create institutional change through year-long professional learning experiences for cross-functional cohorts of Riverside City College employees. Equity-minded professional experts and lead facilitators will guide participants through a transformative process resulting in a community dedicated to disrupting inequitable patterns in student and institutional outcomes through intentional innovation. Grounded in a race-conscious approach, we critically reassess our practices, challenge assumptions, and dismantle stereotypes that hinder achievement. By interrogating and reshaping policies, structures, and interactions, we strive to create an inclusive educational environment where every individual thrives.
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An area for past participants’ videos highlighting what they took away from their participation in EMLI
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EMLI Alumni
2024/25 Cohort
- Kristopher Acevedo, Educational Partnerships
- Huda Aljord, World Languages
- Meriel Andersen-McDade, Career and Technical Education
- Asatar Bair, Economics, Political Sciences, and Geography
- Marquetta Booker, Nursing
- Maurice Bowers, Grants
- Beatris Briceno, Business Services
- Jennifer Corr, Business Administration, and Information Systems Technology
- Herbert English, Counseling
- Maria Gallegos, Student Financial Services
- Alex Gilbert, English and Media Studies
- Sef Girgis, Institutional Research
- Rosana Gomez, Umoja
- Kurt Kilgus, Music
- David Lee, Behavioral Sciences
- Elizabeth Lozano, Admissions and Records
- April Magdaleno-Carrillo, Nursing
- Gabriela Mendoza, Mathematics
- Luis Molina, Academic Affairs
- Tony Ortiz, Languages, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Thea Quigley, Career and Technical Education
- Alexandra Razook, Communication Studies
- Sam Rufus, Business Services
- Elena Santa Cruz, Academic Affairs
- Julie Taylor, STEM
- Aprilyn Tulod, Business Services
- Terry Welker, Library
- Virginia White, Life Sciences
- Micherri Wiggs, Communication Studies
- Fantaya Willingham, Student Financial Services
2023/24 Cohort
- John Adkins, Fine and Performing Arts
- Kinnari Bhavsar, Career and Technical Education
- Jennifer Bielman, Business Services
- Elia Blount, Business Services
- Justin Borden, Technology Support Services
- Diana DeCastro, Disability Resource Center
- Kirsten Gerdes, History, Humanities, and Philosophy
- Casandra Greene, Academic Affairs
- Denise Kruizenga-Muro, English and Media Studies
- Wendy McKeen, Chemistry
- Tara Osekowsky, Physical Sciences
- Sendy Powell, Business Services
- Carolyn Rosales, English and Media Studies
- Lindsay Weiler, American and World History
- Suzan Youssef, Chemistry
2022/23 Cohort
- Malika Bratton, Languages, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Amanda Brown, Mathematics
- Lupe Delgadillo, Counseling
- Kris Flowers, Career and Technical Education
- Tim Gutierrez, Behavioral Sciences
- Natalie Halsell, Planning and Development
- Katie Johnson, Life Sciences
- LaNeshia Judon, Business Administration/Information System Technology
- Wendy McEwen, Institutional Research
- Lamar Neal, EOPS
- Eddie Perez, Behavioral Sciences
- Bernadette Rochin, Student Financial Services
- Cliff Ruth, Communication Studies
- Jo Scott-Coe, English and Media Studies
- Delia Tijerina, Counseling
- Ben Vargas, Academic Affairs
- Sharon Walker, Academic Support