With classes in full swing, I am providing an update on DEI initiatives within A&S this fall: professional development workshops, call for interest in faculty of color affinity group and introduction of the CAS-MAX Diversity Council.

The College of Arts & Sciences along with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs invites nominations for staff and student representatives to serve on the inaugural CAS-MAX Diversity Council for the 2021-2022 academic year.

We, the Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and allies grieve alongside the Indigenous peoples who have suffered at the hands of governmental forced assimilation schemes.

To help viewers consider the factors and implications surrounding the May 2020 killing of George Floyd — and the subsequent trial of police officer Derek Chauvin in spring 2021 ­– the College of Arts and Sciences has organized a virtual teach-in.

After reviewing the campus climate survey (https://diversity.syr.edu/pulse-survey/) released a few weeks ago, I want to highlight six things that were confirmed (and what historically underrepresented students, staff, and faculty have already known)...

On November 3, 2020, I commemorated Election Day by wearing a shirt that listed these names: Ida [B. Wells], Maya [Angelou], Fannie Lou [Hammer], Harriet [Tubman], and Sojourner [Truth]. I wanted to honor the legacy that Black women have had in Black liberation and in demanding justice and accountability of the U.S. in the face of its democratic ideals.