Dear Huskies, Every year, Dr. Tuitt and I take the time to share our bias data with you. This semester we do so while calling attention to the recent bias reports on the Storrs campus that targeted the LGBTQIA+ community. We take this matter seriously as an educational community and reject, denounce, and condemn these acts […]
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ODI’s Message to UConn Community
To the UConn Community: This week we learned of multiple incidents on the Storrs campus that targeted LGBTQIA+, Hindu, and Muslim members of our community. We take this matter seriously and reject, denounce, and condemn these acts. Members of all of these communities contribute to the rich diversity that makes the University of Connecticut stronger […]
ODI’s Message to UConn Community
To the UConn Community: This week we learned of multiple incidents on the Storrs campus that targeted LGBTQIA+, Hindu, and Muslim members of our community. We take this matter seriously and reject, denounce, and condemn these acts. Members of all of these communities contribute to the rich diversity that makes the University of Connecticut stronger […]
AACC – ODI Joint statement on Haiti
The African American Cultural Center (AACC) and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion would like to express our concern and support for the people of Haiti who are experiencing the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and tropical storm in Haiti. We stand in solidarity with members of the UConn community and their families who have been adversely impacted by […]
AACC – ODI Joint statement on Haiti
The African American Cultural Center (AACC) and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion would like to express our concern and support for the people of Haiti who are experiencing the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and tropical storm in Haiti. We stand in solidarity with members of the UConn community and their families who have […]
BIPOC/Minority Mental Health Panel
In honor of the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, HR and ODI have partnered to host an online panel discussion on how racial trauma and other mental health issues impact persons of color in higher education. Recording: https://youtu.be/5nYVm1zl7ao Thursday, July 15, 2021 11.00 am-noon Panelists: Michelle Williams, Associate Vice President for Research Development and Associate […]
Statement from the Department of Geosciences
UConn’s Department of Geosciences unanimously joins the rest of the university community in proclaiming that Black Lives Matter. We stand in solidarity with this community against both systemic racism and ongoing police brutality. We reach out to support the family, friends, and communities of Black people who have been harmed by racism and police violence, […]
Juneteenth National Independence Day 2021: A National Holiday
To the UConn Community: On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, Union military authorities reached Galveston, Texas, and enforced the executive order to free all people enslaved in Confederate territories. All people held as slaves in Texas were finally free. On […]
Juneteenth National Independence Day 2021: A National Holiday
To the UConn Community: On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, Union military authorities reached Galveston, Texas, and enforced the executive order to free all people enslaved in Confederate territories. All people held as slaves in Texas were finally free. On […]
Message from ODI In Support of Racial Justice
Office for Diversity and Inclusion Statement in Support of Racial Justice We are angered and distraught by the recent senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police and neighborhood vigilantes. Although not unique in nature, these murders speak to the ongoing consequences of structural and systemic racism […]