Posted on 09/08/2023 3:39:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Cabrillo trustees to vote on Monday whether to delay renaming the college until 2028
On Monday, Cabrillo Board of Trustees will vote whether to delay renaming Cabrillo College until 2028. In a report published Thursday afternoon, the board’s Name Exploration Subcommittee suggests deferring changing the college’s name until 2028, in favor of addressing the need for greater inclusion of Native American studies, students, and faculty.
“We recommend postponing further investigation and discussion on renaming the college until at least 2028 and potentially longer,” the report states.
The report acknowledges the conflicting opinions over the name-change, which have proved to be divisive, and recommends a plan that “reduces the divisions…and helps unify the community.”
The report suggests expanding the focus beyond the institution’s name-change to include the other needs presented in the original faculty petition that began the name-change process in 2020, with “emphasis on social justice, anti-racism principles, and improvement…beyond the mere changing of a name.”
A previous board meeting on Aug. 7 ended with the Cabrillo name-change being delayed until the subcommittee could make a revised recommendation. Factors including the effects of the COVID lockdown, recent floods and fires, and inadequate funding for scientific polling led to a consensus that the process had failed to unite the community around an acceptable decision.
The seven possible names that had been selected by an appointed committee failed to attract enough support from the community and fears that a name-change could jeopardize future college funding doomed the original plan.
IF YOU GO:
Cabrillo College Board of Trustees meeting at Sesnon House, Cabrillo College Aptos campus Monday, September 11, 5:30 p.m.
What do they want to name it? Snowflake College?
True story: Robert E. Lee High School in San Antonio was naturally deemed to have too many racial implications.
So they held a contest to think of a new name. Thousands of suggestions came in.
The overwhelming choice?
Snowflake High.
Sadly, that name was NOT chosen by officials.
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