December 8, 2015 President Bottomly, Provost Shennan, Dean Wolfson, and Dean St. John: Below are a set of demands we believe the college should implement most expeditiously to ensure a more inclusive social climate and greater commitment to representation of people of African descent at Wellesley College. 1. We demand that Wellesley College hire more faculty of African descent. We specifically request: a. Four additional professors (one in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and STEM departments) at the rate of one per year beginning in the 20172018 academic year. b. Each of the aforementioned professors mentioned in Demand 1a be employed in a department outside of the Africana Studies Department. c. The employment of a history professor in the Africana Studies Department by the 20162017 academic year. 2. We demand that Wellesley College, particularly the Office of Admissions, collaborate with students, faculty, and staff of African descent to create and implement an initiative aimed towards creating higher enrollment rates of applicants of African descent. The goal of the initiative should be to: a. Increase the number of students of African descent enrolled at Wellesley to 10 percent by the 20182019 academic year. b. Increase the population of African descent to 12 percent, double the current percentage of students of African descent enrolled in the College, by the 20192020 academic year. c. Maintain a 12 percent representation of students of African descent after the 20192020 academic year. 3. We demand that the Commission on Ethnicity, Race, and Equity (CERE) be more transparent with the student body, particularly student cultural organizations. We specifically request: a. A monthly report summarizing the work done by CERE be released to the student body at the end of each calendar month that classes are in session. b. A monthly meeting between members of the Harambee House and the student representatives on the Commission that serves to establish a strong connection between the Commission and the Harambee House constituency.