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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 […]
International Student Solidarity Statement
The Africana Studies Institute, the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, the American Studies Program, the Center for Judaic Studies, El Instituto (Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies), the Human Rights Institute, the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP), the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality […]
Statement from the Department of Psychological Sciences
Statement from the Department of Psychological Sciences We are prompted to speak out by the recent unjust murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. We want to emphasize that these recent events are just the latest in a centuries-long pattern of abuse in the U.S. We find this deeply wrong and we want […]
Statement from First-Year Writing Program in Support of Black Lives Matter
First-Year Writing Program, Department of English, The University of Connecticut Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter The First-Year Writing program in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut affirms the Department of English’s statement in support of recent protests against police brutality, systemic racism, and anti-Black violence.a) We acknowledge the long history […]
Message from Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
A letter to our students and trainees: The mission of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is to provide an educational and research environment that is supportive and welcoming of all individuals across race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and religion. We strongly believe that education is a transformative experience for our students and trainees, […]