Dear HESA Community, It is, again, with heavy hearts that we reach out to you to name, acknowledge and reckon with racial violence impacting our communities. In particular, our Asian and Asian American communities are under attack. Everywhere we turn, we are surrounded by racial injustices and increasing onslaught of anti-Asian violence across our nation. […]
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SSS Statement to Our Asian Community
Dear SSS students, We are devastated to see the increase in hate crimes directed at the Asian community. Over the last year, an increasing number of Asian American families have felt the impact of racism through bullying, violence, and acts of discrimination. Our SSS family is rich with diversity, and is made up of many […]
ODI’s Statement on Anti-Asian Racism
Since January 2020, instances of Anti-Asian aggression, bias, and violence have increased drastically across the United States. According to Stop AAPI Hate.pdf, the country’s leading coalition documenting and addressing Anti-Asian hate and discrimination during the COVID-19 Pandemic, people of Asian descent have been caught in cycles of harassment and violence as they have been scapegoated […]
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Statement on Anti-Asian Violence
UCONN ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN FACULTY AND STAFF (AAAFS) STATEMENT ON ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE The first cases of Covid-19 in the United States were reported in January 2020, and since that time there has been a massive increase in anti-Asian violence across the United States. STOP AAPI HATE notes that hundreds and sometimes thousands of reported […]
President’s Statement on Anti-Asian Violence and Bias
Dear UConn Community, One of the most alarming and upsetting developments of the past year stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a surge of hate crimes, bias incidents, and racist bullying directed against the Asian community throughout our country. Since the pandemic began last year, many Asians and Asian Americans around the United […]
Message from the Office of the Provost
This message was sent to Deans, Associate Deans, and Department Heads Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share an update on two recent bias incidents on the Storrs campus. On Friday, a swastika was found drawn on the wall of the men’s bathroom in the Biology/Physics Building. Later that day, the University was also informed […]
Message from the Office for Diversity and Inclusion
September 25, 2020 Dear UConn Students, Faculty and Staff: We are living in perilous times! Every aspect of our lives is being ravaged by the dual threats of racialized violence and the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a university community, we are committed to creating campus environments that enhance, enrich and elevate the rich […]
Statement from ODI & Student Affairs
To the UConn Community: As you know, last weekend the word “Black,” in the “Black Lives Matter” message that was painted on the Spirit Rock on the Storrs campus was scratched out and replaced with “All,” altering the statement to read “All Lives Matter.” We write to share an update: After reviewing the incident, including […]