Racial Justice Impact Fund: Campus History

Below are links to provide context to the creation of the Racial Justice Impact Fund. Community members may click here to contact the coordinating committee members directly.

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From “An Open Letter to the Bi-College Community”

"We demand the implementation of a 'reparations fund' towards a yearly allocation of funds to Black students in the form of grants for summer programs, affinity groups, multicultural spaces, and individual expenses such as books, online courses, and therapy. This fund will be pooled from tuition in the form of a $31.26 fee. This fund should also be used to support the local Black community in Ardmore, Lower Merion, and particularly the residents that were displaced in the creation of the Haverford Apartments."

From “College Response to Open Letter of June 2020”

"We also have heard the call to use College resources to support other nonprofits and groups. We are eager to use our resources to impact racial justice beyond our campus and to do so in ways that are in keeping with our educational purpose. We recently announced the inauguration of a Racial Justice Fund. Its intent is to invest College resources, both money and time, to support faculty, students and staff in making meaningful impacts in our communities and in organizations of change. Community members will have the opportunity to help shape the use of this fund, which will be available starting in September. We look forward to better recognizing and supporting Bryn Mawr College's work in local and national communities."

From “A Message to the College Community: Actions Against Racism”

"Racial Justice Impact Fund: We have also heard a desire for Bryn Mawr to look beyond our campus to have an impact on our larger world and in our surrounding communities. To this end, we are creating a Racial Justice Impact Fund to provide fellowships and grants for undergraduate, graduate, and postbaccalaureate students, faculty, and staff to pursue antiracist community engagement, service to organizations, and research that creates an impact beyond Bryn Mawr’s campus. This summer, we will host opportunities for members of the College community to help us to shape the use of this fund."