[Uosenateexec] Senate Resolution Against Racism and Systemic Oppression

[Mark Whalan]

Dear Elizabeth, Elliott, and fellow members of the Senate Executive,

I'm attaching a marked-up version of the resolution, here, with a few minor suggestions for rewording (mainly for the sake of clarity). I also made a suggestion--that we consider adding another bullet point to our recommendations, as follows:


We encourage the Presidential Task Force on Recognizing our Diverse History to expedite their work, and to submit bold recommendations on removing or radically recontextualizing aspects of our shared material environment on campus that continue to honor the ideologies of white supremacy and/or settler colonialism.


Best wishes,


Mark


Dr. Mark Whalan
Robert and Eve Horn Professor of English
University of Oregon
Department of English, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
541-346-3926

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Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 1:45 PM
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Subject: [Uosenateexec] Senate Resolution Against Racism and Systemic Oppression


Dear Members of the Senate Executive Committee,



I’m reaching out to you in this moment in time that I believe calls for strong leadership from the university senate.  Incoming senate president Elliot Berkman and I have prepared this senate resolution against racism and systemic oppression (attached).  The document has been crafted in consultation with numerous individuals from a variety of constituent groups on campus.  We ask for your feedback and further invite you to consider co-sponsoring the motion to be introduced in our final senate meeting of the year.  We hope to distribute the motion to the full senate Monday AM (6/8).



We realize that this request and action is coming at a busy time for all of you, at a time when you must be exhausted, worried, and struggling with a mix of feelings.  Thanks for taking time for this and please reach out to me at any time if you want to speak further and share your thoughts, concerns, or questions.



Sincerely,



Elizabeth A. Skowron, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology

Center for Translational Neuroscience

UO Senate President

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403

http://ctn.uoregon.edu/

Tel. 541-346-9329



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