George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a now-former police officer sparked a renewed urgency to our country’s needed reckoning with racism and inequity. Today, Floyd’s murderer was held accountable, but the hard work of creating a more just society must continue.
Category: Race & Equity
We must not let racism and anti-Asian hate threaten our community (Updated 3/17/21)
Attacks on and harassment of Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are abhorrent — our community must unite in condemning these hateful acts.
Black history is American history
Black History Month is a chance to recognize that Black history is American history. It’s an important time to reflect on the ways in which Black people, their stories and their impact have so often been elided and erased from our shared understanding of ourselves as a nation and a people.
To honor MLK, we must realize the ideals we aspire to
I hope we will use this coming Monday’s holiday to reflect upon and draw inspiration from the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. as you challenge yourself to play your part.
Celebrating the courage and impact of first-generation students
This Sunday will mark the fourth annual National First-Generation College Celebration, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate our many students, alumni, faculty and staff who are the first in their families to attend college.
Our University’s commitment to anti-racism
We can and must do more to create the kinds of institutional changes needed to achieve more equitable outcomes in education and beyond for our BIPOC students, faculty and staff.
Gift to support diverse teacher workforce holds huge potential for the future
A recent $6 million anonymous gift to the University’s College of Education to bolster diversity in the education workforce promises to be a transformative investment in teachers of color and the countless students whose lives they will change.
Confronting systemic racism requires action and resources
In response to what we have heard from our Black Student Union and Black faculty and staff, the UW has created the Black Opportunity Fund through the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity.
We honor Juneteenth and commit to the work ahead
As a University, we are proud to recognize the significance – both historic and ongoing – of Juneteenth in celebration of Black liberation.
Supreme Court ruling welcome news for Dreamers and a win for our nation
Our University welcomes today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocking the administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.