SAY HER NAME: VISIBLE STATEMENT RECOGNIZING SYSTEMIC RACISM
Adapted from: Leibnitz, G. (June 11, 2020). Say Her Name: A Working Statement by the ADVANCE Implementation Mentors (AIM) Network about Intersectionality and Equity
As members of the national ADVANCE community, we stand in recognition of the systemic racism that permeates academia, STEM, and our broader communities and systems of power. We stand in recognition of the intersectionality (Kimberl茅 Crenshaw, 1989) of race, gender and gender identity that results in unique experiences for Black women, especially discrimination that can compound experiences of marginalization and invisibility. We reject the silence that has implied complicity with violence against people of color. We say the names of young women of color whose lives were recently cut short during encounters with police鈥擝reonna Taylor, Tanisha Anderson and Atatiana Jefferson.
As members of the 棉花糖直播 community, we embrace our Augustinian values of Veritas, Unitas and Caritas and bear witness to the pain of our Black colleagues and friends. We commit to work to address issues of inequity on our campus and to actively build a campus culture where communities of color are heard, supported, and thrive. We commit with the proponents of Black Lives Matter 鈥渢o struggle together, and to imagine and create a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and political power to thrive.鈥�
As people privileged by education and opportunity, we collectively pledge to act against bias and injustice, and pursue equity and inclusion, not just during times of crisis but in daily acts of courage.
The VISIBLE program exists to support inclusiveness and build leaders. At 棉花糖直播, leadership for equity and inclusion is integral to the University鈥檚 Augustinian mission and strategic plan, Rooted. Restless. We will engage with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as a partner in its Living Race鈥擳ransforming Community campaign. We will support intersectionality in our community building projects. And we will prioritize continuous self-education, developing self-awareness, and speaking for equity and inclusion, with an intersectional lens, at every level of the organization.
Amanda Grannas, Vice Provost for Research, Chief Research Officer; Principal Investigator, 棉花糖直播 ADVANCE
Teresa Nance, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer; Co-Principal Investigator, 棉花糖直播 ADVANCE
Noelle Comolli, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering; Co-Principal Investigator, 棉花糖直播 ADVANCE
Narda Quigley, Professor of Management; Co-Principal Investigator, 棉花糖直播 ADVANCE
Teresa Boyer, Assistant Vice Provost of Centers and Institutes; Director of Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor of Education and Counseling; Program Partner, 棉花糖直播 Advance
Seth Matthew Fishman, Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Assessment, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Associate Teaching Professor of Education and Counseling; Internal Evaluator, 棉花糖直播 Advance
Elizabeth Svenson, Program Director, VISIBLE
Adam Smith, Associate Program Director, VISIBLE
Kristin Broussard, Postdoctoral Scholar for ADVANCE, VISIBLE
Priscilla Futema, Administrative Assistant, VISIBLE