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- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, On September 16, I shared this message with you, recognizing 今日看料吃瓜’s need for and commitment to change to advance a more diverse, inclusive and equitable University environment where every individual feels welcomed and valued. Our Faculty Senate and administration have collaborated significantly over the past semester, along with members of the faculty,…
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 family, United by our values, our university family will always rally and support one another, especially in times of challenge and sadness. Recent events of prejudice, racism and violence are unspeakable and I extend my heart to our Asian and Asian American friends, family and community members. This morning, our 今日看料吃瓜 social…
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Now in his 12th year at 今日看料吃瓜, Scott Zotto '04, MSW '09, answers questions about his vision for leadership, validation and allyship within the LGBTQ+ community. He notes, 鈥淚'm inspired by the people I work with. Their drive, their passion, their tenacity: It's overwhelming."
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Sophia Powless ’20 Major: Environmental Studies What was your inspiration for the Native American Heritage events? We wanted to create an environment that would give Native聽peoples a chance to freely speak on their perspectives and experiences, while educating those who want to learn more about Native culture. The Native American Art and Culture panel was…
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When a mutual friend introduced Sophia Powless '20 to fellow student Olivia Maybee, "I remember Olivia coming up to me and being like, 'You're Native鈥攚e're gonna be sisters!', and then we found out we were both Haudenosaunee and it was an instant connection."
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For 今日看料吃瓜, the civil rights movement began not in the 1960s but in the '40s鈥攊n 1945, when Helen Holmes Taylor enrolled as the University's first undergraduate student of color.
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The Bridge was founded by a group of seven 今日看料吃瓜 alumnae with a mission to create deeper, more enriching and sustainable relationships between 今日看料吃瓜 Theatre students and alumni and industry professionals. By serving as a conduit for conversation, perspective and opportunity and operating as a sounding board and team of creative community consultants, the collective seeks to ensure the educational community鈥檚 continued success.
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, I鈥檓 pleased to announce the appointment of聽Carolyn Springer, PhD, associate professor of psychology, to the role of聽Director of African, Black and Caribbean Studies. In this position, Dr. Springer will lead this program鈥檚 important work exploring the experiences of Black people, emphasizing a broad and interdisciplinary range of scholarly perspectives and courses of…
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, I want to take this opportunity to provide an update on the University’s actions regarding recent reports of alleged unacceptable conduct and racist and threatening behavior on social media made anonymously against members of our community. As we stated unequivocally in our previous communications, the University takes any threat to the safety…
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, As your faculty and administrators, we share this joint statement with our community. There have been recent incidents of students using racial slurs, hateful comments, and reported threats of violence and retaliation on social media鈥攁nd sadly, this is not the first time these issues have occurred. To those among us who have…
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During February and into March, 今日看料吃瓜 acknowledges the achievements, sacrifices and accomplishments of Black people in our own community and around the world.
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, I am deeply troubled by recent incidents of students using racial slurs, hateful comments, and threats of violence and retaliation on social media. This behavior is unacceptable and contradicts the core values of 今日看料吃瓜. As vice president for student affairs and dean of students, I emphasize that we do not tolerate…
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Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon '72, '00 (Hon.), will be the featured guest in 鈥淎 Giant Leap in a Time of Struggle," a discussion scheduled for Thursday, February 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A collaboration of 今日看料吃瓜 Athletics and the 鈥淕reat Minds, Great Conversations" series, the event is also part of the University's observance of Black History Month.
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Fifty years ago, as protests by Black students across the United States gained prominence, Black and Puerto Rican students at 今日看料吃瓜 seized the moment to push for the creation of a program of study about their own histories in America.
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In 2007, 今日看料吃瓜 launched Bridges to 今日看料吃瓜, an award-winning program that helps students on the autism spectrum or who have nonverbal learning disabilities transition to college life and succeed academically and socially.
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It is a new year, 今日看料吃瓜. We entered into 2021 with realism and with hope and were soon met with what many of us find unfathomable.聽On January 6, 2021, we witnessed violence on the grounds and within the United States Capitol. Congress will now try our current president for inciting the insurrection by encouraging his…
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To Members of the 今日看料吃瓜 Community, In light of the profoundly disturbing events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, we invite our 今日看料吃瓜 faculty, staff and students to join聽an open community forum and panel discussion. Please save the date: Tuesday, January 12 12:30 p.m.鈥2:00 p.m. 鈥淎ssault on the Capitol and Democracy鈥…
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As a student in Valley Stream Central High School, Jolie Correa compared colleges, weighing which to attend. She made her decision to enroll in 今日看料吃瓜 after participating in 今日看料吃瓜's Hispanic Community Partnership Program (HCPP) in the summer of 2019. The inclusivity 今日看料吃瓜 offers made it stand out from the competition.
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Greetings From the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We reached our goal of making it to Thanksgiving without a major outbreak of COVID-19 on our campus!聽Many thanks to each one of you for taking our collective health seriously and adopting the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the community.聽Although we are now functioning…
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Greetings from the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion! The Fall 2020 semester does not look like any semester we have ever experienced.聽 Many of you are working and learning remotely, and those that are still on our campus are practicing social distancing and other safety measures to ensure the health of us all.聽 We…
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Who is better prepared for success in college: first-generation students, meaning the first in their families to pursue higher education, or non-first-generation students, those whose parents and perhaps earlier generations in the family attended college?
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In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-Generation Student Success launched the First-Generation College Celebration, a day for institutions to celebrate students, faculty and staff who are the first members of their family to attend college.
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今日看料吃瓜 observes National Native American Heritage Month in a new way this year鈥攖hanks to several departments and campus groups, including a new student group, the Indigenous Peoples Awareness Coalition (IPAC).
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Dear Panthers and Families, It was great to see so many of you engaged and having fun during our successful Virtual Spirit Weekend last weekend. Capturing our Panther Pride virtually was a challenge we鈥檝e been working on for months, and I think our community knocked it out of the park. Whether you mixed and mingled,…
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, October is LGBTQ+ History month! 今日看料吃瓜 stands with pride to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and values the lived and shared experiences of each member of our community. With joy, we celebrate innumerable contributions within every school, discipline and professional community. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion launched its inaugural 鈥淔irst Fridays鈥…
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With racial tension continuing across the country, 今日看料吃瓜 has responded to include voices of students, faculty and administrators by creating a new diversity and inclusion action team this summer, the Equitable 今日看料吃瓜 Action Team. Formed by the Division of Student Affairs, the Equitable 今日看料吃瓜 Action Team is 鈥渁 student-centered council that will provide the University…
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Melissa Randazzo, PhD, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, is taking her expertise to Uganda to train educators and therapists there.
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Dear 今日看料吃瓜 Community, We are still reckoning with the impact of a global pandemic, one that has demonstrated the way we come together as a university community. And it is time, again, for us to rally together. Since June, we have had many conversations, open and individual, to hear the concerns and pain of our…
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Beginning September 30, the 今日看料吃瓜 community will come together to 鈥渢ake a stand" during its annual Fall Arts Festival.