1. Home
  2. Strategic Initiatives and Advancement
  3. News
  4. Inside Queensborough

Queensborough to Launch NYC’s only Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center

Published: January 18, 2022

Queensborough Community College will launch its Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center on February 9 from 3:00-4:30pm, it was announced today, the sixth annual National Day of Racial Healing.

Selected by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in October to host the TRHT Campus Center, Queensborough joins a nationwide effort to provide a platform for facilitated dialogues that challenge limiting narratives about race and strengthen understanding of our shared humanity. 

McNairTiaDrAACU256.jpg

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to the virtual launch featuring Dr. Tia Brown McNair (pictured), Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at AAC&U in Washington, DC.

Dr. McNair will discuss the national TRHT Campus Center effort, share the initiative's history, and explain how the Queensborough TRHT Campus Center will help advance the College's broader equity, inclusion, and belonging goals

Register in Advance for This Event

Learn More About the AAC&U TRHT Effort

Meet our Racial Healing Circle Facilitators

###

Campus Cultural Centers

Kupferberg Holocaust Center exterior lit up at nightOpens in a new window
Kupferberg Holocaust Center Opens in a new window

The KHC uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate current and future generations about the ramifications of unbridled prejudice, racism and stereotyping.

Russian Ballet performing at the Queensborough Performing Arts CenterOpens in a new window
QPAC: Performing Arts CenterOpens in a new window

QPAC is an invaluable entertainment company in this region with a growing national reputation. The arts at QPAC continues to play a vital role in transforming lives and building stronger communities.

Queensborough Art Gallery exterior in the afternoonOpens in a new window
QCC Art Gallery

The QCC Art Gallery of the City University of New York is a vital educational and cultural resource for Queensborough Community College, the Borough of Queens and the surrounding communities.