The University of St. Thomas will close campus and cancel classes on June 4 and 5 to recognize the life and death of George Floyd, university President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon. Director Emily Haugen has the story.
The past 20 years of St. Thomas alumni are being represented in a letter to administration outlining demands relating to the Action Plan to Combat Racism. University Affairs Editor Abby Sliva has the story.
The class of 2023 broke a new record for St. Thomas’ diversity percentage. This comes a year after St. Thomas launched its Action Plan to Combat Racism.
In fewer than 11 months, two racist incidents occurred in St. Thomas residence halls, a number that is two too many. Columnists Maddie Peters and Kayla Mayer argue that it is time for students to take action.
Students, faculty and staff gathered last night for a Be-In in Koch Commons, the crowd from the Be-In moved to a peaceful protest in front of Ireland hall, and the College of Arts and Sciences held a Teach In/Speak Out event following a racist incident in Ireland Hall. Director Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
In the university’s latest efforts to combat racism on campus, St. Thomas hired Kha Yang as the first-ever Vice President of Inclusive Excellence in July. Yang is the first Hmong American member of President Julie Sullivan’s cabinet. University Affairs Editor Abby Sliva has the full story.
The university issued its first “Bias-motivated Incident Report” after a poster declaring “It’s OK to be white” was found on the southeast corner of Cretin and Summit avenues.
One of the largest crowds in St. Thomas history gathered to discuss a collective commitment to a new action plan to combat racism at the university Wednesday afternoon in the field house of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. All afternoon classes were canceled in order for students, staff and faculty to attend.
Tensions rose when more than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members joined administration members in a three-hour discussion following the sit-in demonstration against racism on campus. The Oct. 25 meeting in the Anderson Student Center’s Dorsey Way focused on President Julie Sullivan’s “Action Plan to Combat Racism.”
