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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Many have understandably expressed concerns and confusion regarding the executive orders. This is a quickly evolving space, so there may be moment-to-moment guidance from leadership.</span></p>
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For now, I’ll share a message that was crafted by university executive leadership:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">UO Hold on Messaging regarding Executive Orders:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> For those with questions about potential statements from the
UO regarding the national change of administration and recent Executive Orders: At this time, the university does not have a statement or plans to issue a statement in response to executive orders. The UO administration has shared that they have convened a
dedicated group of university leaders with expertise across a wide array of fields working to better understand the impact of executive orders and agency requests and to share appropriate direction with departments and colleges at UO.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">The UO has restated their commitment to remaining focused on the University of Oregon's institutional mission: to educate, discover, and serve our community and remains committed to building
a flourishing community enriched by diversity of perspective, ability, experience, thought, identity, and background.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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I have copied our VP and General Counsel, Kevin Reed, and Special Counsel for Research, Ethics & International Affairs, Jessica Price for their awareness. I defer specific questions/concerns to them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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I am standing by ready for additional information and guidance, when it is available and will share this expeditiously.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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Laura Lee</p>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Laura Lee McIntyre | Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor</b> (she/her)<br>
<b>University of Oregon | College of Education</b><br>
<span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">230 Hedco Education Building | Eugene, OR 97403-1215</span><br>
<a href="mailto:email@uoregon.edu">llmcinty@uoregon.edu</a> | <a href="https://education.uoregon.edu/">https://education.uoregon.edu</a></span></div>
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