Academic senate leaders discuss their views on racial equity for students in public higher education, and the role that faculty and others can play in advancing racial and gender equity. Dr. Davison is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Foothill College and President of the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges. Dr. Collins, a four-field trained anthropologist, is Associate Professor of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University and Chair of the Academic Senate of the California State University. Dr. Gauvain is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside, and the Chair of the Academic Senate of the University of California.