Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students

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Formerly called the Office of Multicultural Student Life, the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity provides support, resources, and programming for and among all identity groups on Augustana College’s campus. The Augustana College Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity records, 2015-2018 and undated, contains event planning documents, ephemera, and two oversize posters.

Abstract The Black Student Union was formed in 1968. Its description in the Augustana College catalog for 1972-1973 states that the group was "open to minority students at Augustana...to express pride in blackness and the traditions and history of the black people; to achieve unity among the black students in their campus lives and activities; [and] to establish better social and cultural relations between black students and the Augustana community." The Black Culture House, also established in 1968,...

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The Hold Augie Accountable protest was held in October 2016, following an incident involving racist statements chalked around Augustana’s campus. This collection documents the chalking incident, the protest, and the immediate aftermath of the protest, including policy decisions made by Augustana administrators and students’ reactions. The collection includes agendas, speeches, news articles, photographs, recordings, artwork, artifacts, and web content generated during the protests.