Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Monthly Newsletter: The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) at Bullis committee creates and distributes a monthly newsletter throughout the Bullis community to share resources and voices on specific topics.
• Heritage Assemblies: We have revamped our heritage assemblies to create more inclusive programming for the entire school community. These programs educate the Bullis community on relevant topics and include more voices from those communities. We also work to include more participation among the divisions to present the Hispanic Heritage Assembly, Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly, and Black History Month Assembly, and more.
• People of Color Conference: Bullis staff members attend the People of Color Conference every year — and have also given presentations.

In our classrooms and in our community, we explore identity and what it means to be a community in every grade.

Throughout all divisions students in our Humanities & Global Studies Signature Program:

• Engage deeply in humanities studies, including social studies, English, art, and world languages
• Develop empathy with other communities and cultures
• Explore the world through meaningful travel and service
• Grow as global thinkers
• Are inspired to critically examine the world’s challenges and be agents of change

In the Middle and Upper School, we engage with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in our twice-weekly advisory meetings. These year-long small groups provide a safe space to hear and be heard.

• Curriculum: We continue to update the curriculum to incorporate a greater variety of perspectives. Additionally, two specific courses of note are African American Studies and Latin American Studies. Both courses are designed to approach content through lenses and voices not always considered.
• Student training opportunities: Student Diversity Leadership Conference and Diversity in the DMV.
• Upper School Student Clubs: Black Student Union, Prism (the Gay Straight Alliance), and Educate Girls Globally
• Student publication: InLight Magazine
• Discovery Days: the committee ran a course titled Dialoguing Across Identities

InLight is an Upper School student-led diversity magazine that encourages dialogue, explores different cultures, lifts student voices, and interrogates injustices.