Artwork by Davina Williams, UNCG senior; Photo by Martin W. Kane, UNCG University Communications
Photograph by Victoria Pickering, Rally to stop Asian hate, McPherson Square, D.C. 3/21/21. https://flic.kr/p/2kN6FYh
Photograph by David Gwynn.
If you remember, not long after the killing of George Floyd, I wrote that structural and cultural racism needs to be confronted head-on for our society to move toward a more prosperous future for all. I argued that for society to change, it is a matter of the public’s willingness to change on matters of race, ethnicity, and the like. In particular, my response – my call to action – was simple but necessary: “do something.”
— Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.
April 20, 2021
The dehumanization, hate, and violence towards trans people must end, so that our communities can thrive and succeed. We are writing to the trans community at UNCG to say that we see you and affirm all of who you are. Everyone on our campus, in our state, and in the world deserves to feel safe, supported, and loved.
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Student & Alumni Voices
Student and Alumni Voices, a platform for UNCG students and alumni, highlights contributions to dismantling racial inequality and racism within the United States and globally.
Podcast: A Colored Girl Speaks
Dr. Andrea Hunter’s podcast, “A Colored Girl Speaks: Meditations on Race and Other Magical Things,” is a collection of personal essays on race, culture, and politics through the prism of identity, memory, and history – an intimate, and often painful, commentary on race in America, and the way forward.
As a minority-serving institution with a history as a women’s college, UNC Greensboro takes pride in providing access and opportunity to individuals from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.
Today we serve people of all backgrounds, but our University history is marked by structural racism, discrimination, and segregation. It wasn’t until 1956 that our women’s college integrated and offered admission to Black women, and later, Black men. We recognize that we have not always achieved our mission of being “an inclusive, collaborative, and responsive institution.”
We also recognize that we must do more to address issues of systemic racism and racial inequality on our campus and in our community. Racism has no place at UNCG. We are a leading public university in North Carolina serving a diverse student body, and it is our responsibility to take action to ensure equal opportunity in education and employment.
This website serves as a launching pad for Spartans, community members, and prospective students and families to learn more about our commitment to racial equity. Here, you’ll find statements from University leaders that address issues of racism and violence against communities of color, be it police violence or from the public at large. We’ve also compiled a list of resources and outlined ways that individuals can get involved with our ongoing efforts and engage each other in dialogue to create a more just community.
“Dear Black Students at UNC Greensboro: We write to you all as Black faculty members that feel called to address the utter outrage, grief, and despair that is present in the ongoing police and state violence against Black people. We see you and we are with each and every one of you.” Read more…
Black UNCG Faculty
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Voices around campus
“We must overturn the dominant paradigm and build a new system founded on equality and respect for all. We have made mistakes in the past. We have a long way to go. But our efforts to live up to these non-negotiable standards have begun in earnest.”
— Dr. bruce d. mcclung, Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
“I see this time of unrest as a critical call for each of us to reflect and learn – about our own biases, the experiences of others, our socio-political movements, history, civic responsibilities, and more.”
— Dr. John Z. Kiss, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
“I condemn the unlawful use of force by police in the cases of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the regularly occurring reported and unreported discriminatory actions perpetrated by the state and state agents against communities of color and the poor.”
— Dr. David Kauzlarich, Dean, Department of Sociology
"We affirm the need to support our students of color on campus, to give them a platform from which to speak, and to unequivocally stand against racism in all its forms.”
— Dr. Noelle Morrissette, Director, African American and African Diaspora Studies
“Let us strive to expand our current work in promoting educational and social equity and seek new and broader ways to address social injustices of racism and prejudice — through our teaching, through our scholarship, through our practice, and through our community engagement.”
— Dr. Randy Penfield, Dean, School of Education
“My emotions have ranged from sadness, anger, pain, empathy, frustration, and confusion. Like so many others, it has been a struggle to find perfect thoughts, and the right words to express how I truly feel.”
— Trina Patterson, Head Coach, UNCG Women’s Basketball
UNCG POLICY ON DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT
UNCG is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment for all persons and will not tolerate any discrimination against or harassment of persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, veteran status, disabling condition, or age.
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Our Call to Action is to be a university where equity, diversity, and inclusion are not only what we say but what we do, and more, who we are – such that it is a part of our DNA. Be a part of the action!