The Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosted an online panel, “The Impact of Race on Policing,” at 12 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2020.

 

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A number of students and others in the Truman community have voiced concern about the topic, and the panel was formed in response to events from across the country in recent weeks and throughout the summer.

Elizabeth Wiles, assistant professor of justice systems, and Bertha Thomas, diversity and inclusion consultant, will serve as moderators. The panel will feature three guest speakers and two student panelists. Each participant will speak for 5-7 minutes. Panelists will also respond to chat box questions as well as to one another’s remarks.

Alumna Danielle (Tolson) Cooper, associate professor of criminal justice and the director of research at the Tow Youth Justice Institute at the University of New Haven, will give keynote remarks focusing on “Police Accountability and Community Engagement.”

Theo Dean, an alumnus and the current Truman’s women’s basketball coach, will reflect on the significance of major league sports team activism in response to the Jacob Blake shooting.

Arlen Egley, alumnus and associate professor of justice systems, will discuss “Research on the intersection of race and policing practices such as Stop-and-Frisk and School Resource Officers.”

Student panelists include AnRose Gaines, a senior exercise science major from Charleston, S.C., and Adaline Bray, a senior economics major from St. Louis, Mo.

The Diversity Committee of Student Government Association has compiled a list of all accessible and all-gender bathrooms on campus and their locations. Follow the link to the SafeZone website for an interactive list that is organized alphabetically by building and bathroom type.

Accessible and All-Gender Bathrooms

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The Preferred First Name and Gender Pronoun Policy allows faculty, staff and students to change an individual’s first names and gender pronouns in most university information systems without pursuing a legal name change.

Reasons for name changes may include transgender or gender nonconforming identities, members of our international community who wish to adopt an English language name, individuals known by names that are different from their legal names, etc.

Information on how to request a change, as well as information about what this change might mean regarding use of alternative names/pronouns, can be found HERE.

“This is how grad students of color are sharing their stories and building community to motivate and inspire.”

Blk + in Grad School, a Medium blog, shared a compilation of 41 blogs, podcasts, and community spaces where people of color are sharing their experiences and stories of graduate school and beyond. Check it out!

We celebrate this actor for his performances in the 1970’s and his ability to transform any role that he took on. He would have practiced his stage presence at the Severance Theatre.