Why We Are Making This Public: Oberlin College & Accountability (limited access)

UPDATE: After filing this statement with HR, subsequent actions have materially restricted our participation in public campus programming connected to Kiing Curry’s decade-long curriculum. The timing and impact raise concerns about retaliatory harm. This record is being updated as events unfold.

This post is a public statement and witness record.

The full Restorative Ledger, which includes documentation and supporting materials, is intentionally access-limited to protect the safety of those involved.

Oberlin College Accountability

We have repeatedly sought resolution within Oberlin College’s systems, only to encounter delays, deflection, and extended harm. Silence is not neutrality—it is a choice that perpetuates harm and diminishes expertise.

Today, we make our experiences public. This is not spectacle. This is record. This is accountability.

We invite the Oberlin community, students, staff, and allies to witness the ways institutional commitments to belonging, restorative justice, and equity were misaligned with practice—and to reflect on what true accountability looks like.

Read the full, permanent statement here:The Restorative Ledger: Oberlin Statement

This ledger holds our experiences, documentation, and requests for acknowledgment, repair, and care. It is living, it is grounded, and it is an invitation to align values with action.

In the Spirit of Restorative Justice,

Kiing Curry & Siir Cole-Chambers