KCC Center for Diversity and Innovation expands thanks to $800,000 W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant extension

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The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College is pleased to announce it has received an $800,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to continue its work promoting racial equity and institutional capacity building in Battle Creek. The… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity hosting LIT for Social Justice youth retreat Aug. 20-22

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The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College is hosting an overnight youth retreat for high schoolers interested in issues related to social justice. The CDI’s LIT for Social Justice youth retreat is open to youth entering ninth… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity launches Hispanic Heritage Photo Contest

A text graphic for a Hispanic Heritage Month photo contest sponsored by KCC's Center for Diversity and Innovation.

The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College is looking to area photographers to help it showcase Battle Creek’s Latino and Latina community during National Hispanic Heritage Month in September. The CDI’s 2017 Hispanic Heritage Month Photo Contest… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity to host panel discussion for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month May 18

A text slide highlighting and upcoming Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month panel discussion event.

The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College will host a panel discussion event focused on Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month this month in Battle Creek. Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month is a month-long celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity to host public screenings of “13th” documentary on racial inequality

A graphic/text slide highlighting the KCC Center for Diversity and Innovation's May 12 and 13 screenings of the documentary "13th."

The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College will host two free public screenings of a documentary on racial inequality this month in Battle Creek. The documentary, titled “13th,” explores the history of racial inequality in the U.S.… Continue Reading

Center for Diversity at KCC to host “Ableism 101” event April

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The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College will host a community discussion event facilitated by a pair of social workers this month focused on issues related to ableism and disability. The event, titled “Ableism 101: Everything You… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity to host feminist speaker Kim Tran for “Not Your Mother’s Feminism” event March 23

A promotional slide for an upcoming March 23, 2017, talk on feminism from speaker Kim Tran.

The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College this month will host feminist speaker and writer Kim Tran for a discussion about the future of feminism. “Not Your Mother’s Feminism: New Intersections in the Movement” will run from… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity and Innovation to host “Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King” event Jan. 13

KCC CDI guest event speaker Dr. Julianne Malveaux.

The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College will host a guest speaker this month to discuss the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy in what is currently a sensitive political climate in the United States. The… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity to celebrate two-year anniversary with event Oct. 7

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The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College invites the community to celebrate the center’s two-year anniversary on campus with an anniversary event in October. The free event, titled “Celebrating Today, Envisioning Tomorrow,” will be held from 4:30… Continue Reading

KCC Center for Diversity workshop series begins Oct. 12

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The Center for Diversity and Innovation at Kellogg Community College is hosting a months-long series of workshops for executive leadership officers in Battle Creek beginning in October. The workshop series, titled “Leading for Transformation: Creating Equitable Systems,” consists of 10… Continue Reading