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Tag: Letter
African-American
The University of Dayton Publishes Historic Letter that Chronicles Systemic Racism
The University of Dayton recently uncovered and published a historic 1930 letter from the university’s president that was written to noted civil rights leader, scholar and author Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. In it lies language and messaging that reflects systemic racism at the institution through past discriminatory admissions policies and practices, according to university officials. […]
October 13, 2020
COVID-19
‘Disappointed’ UW-Madison Student Leaders Ask the University to Move All Classes Online
Elected student government leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are asking that the school move to an all-virtual format, amid other requests, saying it is “disappointed with the University’s leadership in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.” In a letter, later published by WKOW news, the Associated Students of Madison wrote, “The University must understand […]
September 8, 2020
Faculty & Staff
U of Minnesota Duluth Faculty Outline Ways School Can Address ‘Deep-Rooted Structures of Racism’
A group of faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) wrote to leaders of the university system outlining ways they could address “deep-rooted structures of racism” and inequalities at the university, reports the Duluth News Tribune. Pointing out that UMD staff are less diverse than the state of Minnesota, the letter — written by […]
September 3, 2020
Sports
In Letter to UK President, African American & Africana Studies Faculty Call for Renaming of Rupp Arena
Faculty at the University of Kentucky (UK)’s African American and Africana Studies program are requesting that the school change the name of downtown Lexington’s Rupp Arena, which is named after Adolph Frederick Rupp, an accomplished basketball coach who has “come to stand for racism and exclusion” and alienation of “Black students, fans, and attendees,” reports […]
July 24, 2020
Students
Some Princeton Grad Students Say Name Change Isn’t Enough to Address Racism
While Princeton University’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from its school of public policy roughly a week ago came as good news to many, the school’s graduate students continue to stress that “changing the name, though long overdue, cannot and will not be enough” to address systematic racism. In a letter written before the […]
July 6, 2020
News Roundup
George Washington Law Faculty Call for AG William Barr’s Resignation
As criticism escalates over Attorney General William Barr’s conduct in office following the departure of federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman, a majority of professors at Barr’s alma mater, George Washington University Law School, have signed a statement calling for his resignation, reported Law & Crime and CNN. They said Barr has “failed to fulfill his oath of […]
June 25, 2020
COVID-19
Higher Ed Groups Reiterate Request to Senate for $46 Billion More to Colleges
The American Council on Education (ACE), alongside dozens of other higher education groups, has reiterated its April 9 request to the Senate to allocate $46.6 billion more for higher education to further address problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “During the second half of the current school year, our institutions lost billions of dollars beyond […]
June 1, 2020
News Roundup
More Than 70 Groups Ask Congress for $250 Billion to Fund State Education
As states contend with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a coalition of more than 70 organizations have sent a letter to leaders in Congress calling for $500 billion in state stabilization funding, with at least half of that dedicated to K-12 education, higher education and support programs for students from marginalized communities. The letter […]
May 5, 2020
HBCUs
Letter Requests Progress on Small Business Administration’s Outreach to HBCUs
Five members of Congress has signed a bipartisan letter to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) associate administrator, Allen Gutierrez, requesting that the agency report its progress in implementing last year’s outreach goals to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In April 2019, Gutierrez testified on how SBA could provide better entrepreneurial services to HBCUs in […]
February 7, 2020
News Roundup
Faculty Members Urge Syracuse University to Create Campus-Wide Diversity Courses
Nearly 150 faculty members at Syracuse University have signed a petition calling for a university-wide, liberal arts core curriculum that would foster critical thinking on issues surrounding diversity, reported The Daily Orange. The letter comes in response to a series of at least 17 hate crimes and bias-related incidents on or near SU’s campus since Nov. […]
December 12, 2019
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