Colleagues, I am writing to share and endorse the following statement from Dartmouth College regarding the recent announcement from U.S. Immigration, and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and modifications to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP): https://www.dartmouth.edu/press-releases/fed-guidance-international-students.html We recognize that the ICE/SEVP new guidance is a cause for concern in our community. We want to assure you […]
Communications
Geisel’s Juneteenth Town Hall Community Discussion Guide, Next Steps, and WC4BL
We should all consider the following: What would it mean for Geisel to be a national leader in racial fairness, equity, and justice in all of our missions of science and education? How might we get there? We cannot speed to quick fixes aimed to placate that are not long-term solutions, but we can commit, from this point forward, to working towards this vision as a priority for our school.
Rapid Response Team
Dear members of the Geisel community, As some of you may remember, in response to sadly similar situations that arose in 2017, including the events in Charlottesville and the Trump administration’s travel ban, Geisel set up a Rapid Response Team and set aside specific times for the community to come […]
Message from DICE Office
Why must black death be broadcast and consumed to be believed, and what is it beyond spectacle if it cannot be used to obtain justice?” – @Blackamazon on Twitter, June 16, 2017 We do not have the words to describe the sadness, anger, and anguish that many of us are feeling […]
Note to the Geisel Community
Colleagues, If you are anything like me, then you are experiencing a wide range of emotion in response to recent events—helplessness, frustration, anger, sadness, fear, isolation, compassion—to name a few. Recent episodes of violence on African Americans, including the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor at the […]