Equity

Equity and Engagement Division

• The Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education sponsors educational and cultural activities to promote equity, social justice and academic success for all members of the De Anza community.
• Student Success and Retention Services is home to several Learning Communities, including First Year Experience, IMPACT AAPI, LEAD, Puente and Umoja.
• The Pride Center offers a safe, supportive and welcoming space for students across the gender and sexuality spectrum. 
• The Student Success Center provides peer tutoring, academic workshops and other types of academic support.
• The Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action (VIDA) coordinates opportunities for service learning and meaningful participation in local, state and federal government decision-making. 

Equity Action Council

• The Equity Action Council is a shared governance body with college-wide representation.
• The council helps facilitate efforts to carry out De Anza’s vision of equity, social justice and multicultural education – and in particular, the efforts of the Equity Office.

Student Equity Plan

• De Anza’s Student Equity and Achievement Plan for 2022-25 was developed under state law and is part of our commitment to improve student success rates so they will be comparably high for all racial, ethnic, gender and disability groups.
• The new "Equity Plan Re-Imagined" report will provide guidance on the development of a new Student Equity Plan in the fall.
• For more information, visit the Planning for Equity website.

Ethnic and Intercultural Studies

• Our ethnic studies programs have a special importance at De Anza: All students must take at least one course as a requirement for graduation with an AA or AS degree.
• This requirement stems from a recognition that every individual can benefit from the understanding to be gained from the courses in these areas:
  

• African American Studies
• Asian American and Asian Studies
• Comparative Ethnic Studies
• Chicanx and Latinx Studies
• Intercultural Studies
• Native American and Indigenous Studies