2024-12-22T05:14:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150374830/acsa-issues-joint-statement-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-censorship-in-education Josh Niland 2023-09-21T17:39:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a7/a735e4e20324f81c9698f807d39b8a12.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49082200/association-of-collegiate-schools-of-architecture" target="_blank">Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)</a> has joined its sibling organizations in landscape architecture and planning in opposing the concerted efforts of far-right lawmakers to prevent the inclusion of race and racism topics into curricula in states including Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, South Dakota, and Virginia.</p> <p>"This united declaration stands as a strong objection to the legislation that silences educators from sharing the histories of the architectural profession. Practitioners, educators, and students must be granted access to the complete narrative. Being privy to only a portion of the story significantly disadvantages us all," Mo Zell, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150355908/mo-zell-is-named-2023-2024-acsa-president" target="_blank">2023-24 ACSA President</a>, said in a statement.</p> <p>"The boards of directors of the three organizations representing university programs and educators in architecture, landscape architecture, and planning &mdash; ACSA, CELA, and ACSP, &mdash; jointly communicate our opposition to any legislation that prevents educators from teaching and shari...</p>