The annual Anti-Hate Week, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will take place at the College from October 26-30, with a series of events and gatherings meant to increase understanding among the North Central College community.

North Central College's Office of Multicultural Affairs and Center for Social Impact are implementing dialogue training and a toolkit for it called CHIRP, named for how Cardinals communicate with each other.

Five history students presented their research on racist images in North Central College’s student newspaper and yearbook archives to more than 70 members of the campus community, who gathered virtually for the first forum of the academic year.

North Central students wanted to create an organization on campus that provides a safe and welcoming environment for all. Originating from a play on acronyms from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), they created the name Everybody Comes In (E.C.I.), to reinforce the organization’s commitment to an inclusive environment.

The North Central Board of Trustees expanded its committee structure in order to give Board members more time to work on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

North Central College's Welcome Week 2020 included a virtual keynote session with bestselling author, public speaker and media producer Austin Channing Brown.

The Writing for Social Change course continue to evolve, but the goal remains to develop students who work toward positive social change.

North Central College received grant funding for movie club dialogue events to help students, faculty and staff discuss polarizing issues introduced by movies. It was so successful the program is continuing as Project Re-Connect: NCC Movie and Dialogue Club. 

North Central’s faculty were inspired to reflect on their beliefs and consider new teaching approaches during a virtual workshop on diversity, equity and inclusion.