[Uosenate] #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia this Wednesday - I will be absent from the Senate

[Gina Biancarosa]

Edward, thank you for bringing this to our collective attention.

Elizabeth, I wonder if we do meet that we use the meeting not for business-as-usual, but for exactly the kind of reflection, discussion, and action this group is calling for. In other words, the meeting might focus squarely on systemic racism and generating action plans. If that won't work, I will be absent as well.
Best,
G

Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D.
Associate Professor and Ann Swindells Chair in Education
Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences
Department of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership
Center on Teaching and Learning
HEDCO 354, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR  97403
Email: ginab at uoregon.edu<mailto:ginab at uoregon.edu>
Phone: 541-346-2883

From: uosenate-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu> On Behalf Of Edward Davis
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 10:06 AM
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Subject: [Uosenate] #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia this Wednesday - I will be absent from the Senate

Senate colleagues,

If you haven't seen it yet, there has been a call to take Wednesday, June 10, as a day for White and non-Black People of Color in the academy to educate themselves on institutional racism in the USA, reflect on their position in this system, and define a detailed plan of action for them to carry forward. I will not attend the UO Senate meeting on Wednesday out of respect for this call and the national moment we are in. I will be working with the Department of Earth Sciences to hold a departmental forum for discussing these issues and coming up with a departmental plan of action for improving representation and inclusion in our field. I suggest that the rest of you should think about holding similar meetings with your units to define a path of action.

More information about #ShutDownAcademia is available here:

https://www.shutdownstem.com/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.shutdownstem.com/__;!!C5qS4YX3!Vla1JQotz5fhMG-FtvSi3LCksJitRVqp3oZaRBRtNCbR9JNS2yztYRzI2Erq88dN$>

Be well,

Edward
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