Students of Color at SLIS, hereafter referred to as SoCS, was founded in the Fall of 2015 in response to a call for a greater sense of community amongst graduate students of color at the Simmons School of Library and Information Sciences. The purpose of the SoCS is to build and sustain a supportive community for graduate students of color that contributes to their academic development, social growth, and well-being. The organization’s goals are:
- To provide a safe, open forum for the open exchange of the discussion of diversity in librarianship and graduate library education.
- To actively promote diversity within graduate library education and librarianship.
- To disseminate information on important social and political issues in graduate library education and librarianship.
- To disseminate information about financial aid opportunities, internships and fellowships, especially those that promote a culturally diverse librarianship.
- To facilitate above goals through various activities (seminars, meetings, fundraisers, etc).