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  • Behavior analysis
  • Higher education
  • Social equity

Background:

  • Racist policies and inequity are pervasive in society, including higher education.
  • Behavior-analytic training programs have often excluded cultural humility and antiracist concepts.
  • Increasing societal demands necessitate a shift towards allyship and systemic change within academic institutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide strategies for higher education institutions to adopt an antiracist and multicultural approach.
  • To guide behavior-analytic programs in becoming agents of change.
  • To address the omission of critical social justice concepts in academic training.

Main Methods:

  • The article proposes a framework for institutional transformation.
  • Recommendations are categorized by operational level: organizational, curricular, research, and personnel.
  • Strategies focus on policy development and implementation.

Main Results:

  • Offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for fostering antiracist and multicultural environments.
  • Provides actionable steps for leadership, faculty, students, and staff.
  • Addresses infrastructure, curriculum, pedagogy, and research practices.

Conclusions:

  • Institutions must actively dismantle racist policies and promote equity.
  • Integrating cultural humility and antiracist education is crucial for behavior-analytic programs.
  • Proactive institutional change is necessary to create just and inclusive academic communities.