AS&E Message on Racial Injustice
Dear faculty and staff,
We write to lend our voices to those seeking an end to racial injustice in the United States. We fully support and echo the sentiments expressed by President Monaco in his message to the community yesterday.
George Floyd. Nina Pop. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Tony McDade. These individuals and many more have been lost to violence in just the last few months, including two in the last week alone.
We recognize the disproportionate impact racial injustice has on the Black community of students, staff, faculty, and alumni. We are confronted with the fact that hate and racism are ever present in our society and it is part of our role as a university community to work to change that. We do so through learning, civic engagement, and dialogue within and outside of our home communities.
To this end, we will plan a virtual campus gathering in the near future. This meeting will offer the community a space to express grief, concerns and anger, while also building plans for concrete actions we can all take to recognize and fight racism.
These are challenging times for all of us. We want to remind you of the resources available to you for your wellbeing, including the University Chaplaincy, as well as our Employee Assistance Program.
Sincerely yours,
Jianmin Qu
Dean, School of Engineering
Karen Panetta
Dean, Graduate Studies, School of Engineering
Chris Swan
Dean, Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering
James M. Glaser
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Robert G. Cook
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Arts and Sciences
Nancy Bauer
Dean, School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Arts and Sciences
Bárbara M. Brizuela
Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Arts and Sciences
Samuel W. Thomas
Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Arts and Sciences
Nancy Thompson
Dean of Student Affairs and Chief Student Affairs Officer ad interim, Schools of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering