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Some 70 members of our campus community have engaged in this thoughtful, necessary, often challenging, painful, and rewarding work. This report lays out many immediate and long-term steps Bridgewater can take towards becoming a more racially just, inclusive and equitable community.<br>  </p> <p><a class="button" href="https://www.bridgew.edu/sites/bridgew/files/media/pdf_document/RJTF%20Final%20Report.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" title="View Racial Justice Taskforce Report pdf">View RJTF Report (PDF)</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="no-margin-top no-margin-bottom no-padding-top paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-gray-section paragraph---id--84991 scroll-reveal box10 paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="row bs-2col"> <div class="col-lg-8 bs-region bs-region--left col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">BSU Equity Resources</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <h3><a href="/the-university/action-racial-justice-equity/"><em>Action: Racial Justice and Equity at BSU</em></a></h3><p><em>Action: Racial Justice and Equity at BSU</em> is an e-publication to update the community about BSU's efforts and progress on these extremely important issues.</p><h3><a href="/bsuvalues/">BSU Values Statement</a></h3><p>In reaffirming its values of diversity, inclusion and equality for all, university leadership adopted an official statement rejecting “all forms of bias, discrimination, xenophobia, and violence.”</p><h3><a href="/academics/EXCEL-program">EXCEL Program</a></h3><p>The EXCEL Program at Bridgewater State University (BSU) is a fully-inclusive postsecondary program for young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. 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For more information, visit us in the Rondileau Student Union Room 101 or call 508.531.6166.</p><h3><a href="/center/martin-richard-institute-social-justice">Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice</a></h3><p>The Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice — named after the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings — was created to build knowledge about social justice, to develop skills for advancing social justice through individual and collective action, and to serve as a catalyst for actualizing Bridgewater State University’s commitment to social justice.</p><h3><a href="/office/military-veteran-student-services">Military & Veteran Student Services</a></h3><p>Military and Veteran Student Services is committed to assisting the military and veteran community at Bridgewater State University in achieving their academic and personal goals.</p><h3><a href="/student-life/pride-center">Pride Center</a></h3><p>The BSU Pride Center supports the success of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and ally students and their peers, and fosters a campus climate of inclusion and equity.</p><h3><a href="/racial-justice">Racial Justice at BSU</a></h3><p>The Bridgewater State University Special Presidential Task Force on Racial Justice represents our entire BSU community, including faculty, students, staff, administrators, alumni and members of our wider community, and the university's commitment to anti-racism. 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