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It describes ATD’s commitment—since 2004—to support network colleges in dismantling structural barriers through data use, community partnerships, equity-minded policies, and student voice. 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From housing to healthcare to higher education, systems of oppression harm and exclude millions of people based on their intersecting identities.  \nAchieving the Dream (ATD) stands in solidarity with marginalized students and is committed to making equity a reality. We believe that for colleges to advance student success, ensuring equity is paramount. Since our founding in 2004, we have taken seriously our responsibility to support ATD Network colleges in their work to dismantle the structural barriers that students face in our institutions. Colleges have looked more closely at their data, formed community partnerships, narrowed equity gaps, and centered student voice in redesigning and redefining access and success for the diverse communities that they serve .  \nIn 2016, ATD released an equity statement that called on colleges to “invest in equityminded policies, practices, and behaviors that lead to success for all students .” This statement has guided our support of ATD Network colleges, but as I said in 2020, we can do more . Equity work is iterative . It requires constant reflection, renewed commitment, and bold leadership.  \nATD Network colleges have a responsibility to effect meaningful change for the students they serve . In the third calendar year of a devastating pandemic that has further exposed just how vulnerable our students are, college leaders stand at an important place, in an urgent moment, to drive this work forward.  \nAchieving the Dream Equity Statement | 2  \nAs a leader in higher education, ATD understands the need to continually champion the successes of colleges while simultaneously ushering the way forward. Through the release of ATD’s revised Equity Statement, we are setting the direction we expect our colleges to navigate: a direction that reinforces an institution-wide commitment to transformational change that eliminates systemic barriers, addresses student needs, and increases social justice and equity.  \nATD Network colleges are on individual equity journeys, but they are all connected by a deep commitment to help students reach their goals, obtain social and economic mobility, and make a lasting impact on their communities. This vision can only be achieved if we all take the necessary action to interrogate, reflect upon, and change systems of inequality and oppression.  \nAs our Network colleges demand social, economic, and racial justice in their communities, we are well positioned to support their work. Achieving the Dream is ready to partner with colleges in the design of solution-oriented, equitycentered change. Together, with this as a guide, I hope we act on the dream of transforming our institutions to serve as hubs for equitable, antiracist, and vibrant communities.  \nAs we embark on this journey together, I offer thanks to all members of ATD’s staff, board of directors and network community who contributed to the revised equity statement.  \nDR. KAREN A. STOUT  \nPresident and CEO, Achieving the Dream, Inc.  \nPresident Emerita, Montgomery County Community College  \nAchieving the Dream Equity Statement | 3  \nEquity Statement  \nAchieving the Dream believes that equity—our core founding principle—is the driving force to achieve the educational, economic, and social benefits of higher education for the students we serve . We believe that when colleges intentionally design and implement antiracist and just structures, policies, and practices that combat oppression, students and their communities thrive . 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