Dear Huskies, When we last spoke, our community was seeking to understand how to do more to support our students. Over the past several days, many of you have contacted me to express the need for myself and other University leaders to more thoroughly examine the impact of sexual violence upon our community. As a […]
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Statement from the President Addressing Sexual Violence
To the UConn Community: As your president for seven days and faculty at UConn for 12 years, I place student well-being and success as my top priority. Given discussions that have been taking place over the last several days among members of the university community, mainly on social media, I’m writing to you today about […]
UConn’s Commitment to Campus Safety and Sexual Assault Response
UConn is committed to providing a safe, supportive environment on all our campuses and has a range of strategies and practices in place to further that mission. The University cannot discuss specifics of any individual students or cases, but has a robust system to respond to reported incidents, combat sexual and interpersonal violence and harassment, […]
ODI Statement on HBCU Bomb Threats
Over the first two days of Black History Month, seventeen Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) received bomb threats. Unfortunately, such threats are not new; this year, alone, there have been more than two dozen such threats to HBCUs and Black and African American Cultural Centers across the country. These threats are clearly intended to […]
Celebrating Black History Month and Lunar New Year
To the UConn Community: February is a special month for the UConn community, as it provides several opportunities to celebrate the history, legacy, culture, contributions, and successes of the Black and African American and Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities. We invite you to celebrate two cultural heritage events with us: Black History Month: […]
A message from the AACC on MLK Day 2022
Dear UConn Students, Faculty, Staff, Alums and Friends: On Monday, January 17, 2022, we will join with our brothers and sisters across the globe to honor and commemorate the life and legacy of the beloved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s work continues to inspire us to become our better selves and to “refuse […]
Minoritized Languages of the North Atlantic
The Native American Cultural Programs will be hosting Minoritized Languages of the North Atlantic: A Workshop on Mohegan-Pequot (Algonquian) and Irish (Gaelic), as part of Native and Indigenous Heritage Month 2021. Topic: This event is intended to introduce participants to the living and historical languages of the Mohegan and Pequot tribes and of Gaelic Ireland. […]
UCPEA Statement on Anti-Asian Violence
The UCPEA Executive Board asks our members to stand in solidarity with our colleagues in the Asian American Cultural Center, UConn’s Association for Asian American Faculty and Staff (AAAFS), and the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute (AAASI) in supporting the Asian and Asian-American members of our community, following news reports of increased anti-Asian violence […]
A Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at UConn
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 […]
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 […]