WHEREAS the general population of the United States is projected to change within the next generation and become a pluralistic society;
WHEREAS there is a current and projected under-representation of Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian and other non-Black students, faculty, practitioners, and researchers in the field of psychology;
WHEREAS the educational pipeline requires recruitment and retention efforts across the spectrum of education from pre-college to entry into the field of psychology;
WHEREAS psychologist in education will need to become increasingly conversant on issues relevant to communities of Color and pluralistic society; and
WHEREAS the lack of Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian and other non-Black representation and focus impacts the relevance of psychology to prepare students to function in a diversified society and to provide appropriate services;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that APA places a high priority on issues related to the education of communities of Color. These issues include planning appropriately diverse curricula, promoting psychology as a course of study and career option as well as recruitment, retention, advising, and mentoring of Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian and other non-Black students at all levels of education.