ELPCC : EPCC Named 2021 HEED Award Winner For 9th Consecutive Year

Press release from the El Paso Community College:

September 20, 2021

El Paso Community College (EPCC) received the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — EPCC will be featured, along with 100 other recipients, in the November 2021 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This is the 9th year in a row EPCC has been named a HEED Award recipient.

“El Paso Community College is proud of our efforts to always be at the forefront of diversity and inclusion." Dr. William Serrata, EPCC President said. “The HEED Award validates the college's hard work to champion diversity and equity."

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine selected EPCC because of its work to foster and promote cultural awareness and respect not only among employees but also among our students and the surrounding El Paso community. The target is to educate and disseminate information that highlights and celebrates the numerous cultures that construct and influence our world.

“The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees," Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine said. “Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being done every day across their campus."

For more information about the 2021 HEED Award, visit insightintodiversity.com.

This press release was produced by the El Paso Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.