The Office of Student Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging oversees and supports Common Ground and the LGBTQIA Space in the HUB. These spaces aim to foster community and belonging through events, dialogues, and community gatherings.
Common Ground
Common Ground supports students of color and student-of-color identity groups while fostering campus-wide dialogue about the perceptions, realities, and consequences of racial and ethnic identity in our society and beyond. This space, located within the HUB, typically serves as a meeting room, event space, lounge area, and resource center for students of color, members of Harambee, Unidad, and any other student-of-color identity group, but is open to any student or student organization that would benefit from use of the space.
Common Ground regularly hosts events with other student organizations, faculty, and administrative offices committed to conversations on belonging, racial and ethnic diversity, and inclusion. Common Ground programming includes speakers, performances, discussions, movie nights, conferences, workshops, and more.
LGBTQIA Space
The LGBTQIA Space seeks to create a physical space for LGBTQIA students and LGBTQIA student identity groups to engage in dialogues regarding the realities and perceptions of their identities. Its purpose is to uplift LGBTQIA student voices and to foster greater understanding of LGBTQIA identities in the Sarah Lawrence community and abroad. The space hosts group meetings, speakers, workshops, study sessions, and other campus events. It also functions as a meeting room, lounge area, and resource center for LGBTQIA students and their allies.