Equity Avengers

The Equity Avengers are Dr. Keith Curry, President of Compton College; Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson, Chancellor of Peralta Community Colleges; and Dr. Pamela Luster, President Emerita of San Diego Mesa College. Together, the Equity Avengers have made it their mission to lead the charge for a more equitable higher education landscape, increasing access for those historically marginalized by academia. The Equity Avengers host the popular #EquityChat on Wednesday evenings on Twitter and are regularly invited to speak at state and national conferences to share their vision. The College Futures Foundation has generously supported the Equity Avengers' mission through a grant, allowing them to continue spreading their message of diversity, equity, and inclusion while advocating for racial equity in higher education nationwide. The Equity Avengers' mission is to engage, educate, and empower higher education organizations and individuals to eliminate student opportunity and outcome gaps by cultivating partnerships and resources necessary to embed racial equity, critical humility, and learning across our systems. The Equity Avengers' vision is to build a higher education community focused on eliminating racial equity gaps by developing and supporting leaders who act and drive large-scale change, resulting in equitable student outcomes.