racism
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June 9, 2021
Supporting one another during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In a campus message, President Mark Schlissel acknowledged the pain and suffering stemming from the violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and condemned threats, intimidation, hateful speech and vandalism.
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May 19, 2021
U-M hosting second live panel discussion on racism and change
U-M leadership, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students will gather again June 4 to reflect on the progress that has been made and the many problems that still plague the world related to racism, violence, and inequality.
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December 7, 2020
Virtual MLK Symposium asks ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Where Do We Go From Here?” is the theme of U-M’s 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. The annual keynote memorial lecture will take place virtually at 10 a.m. Jan. 18.
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October 28, 2020
Mott Poll: More teens participating in protests against racism
The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at Michigan Medicine confirms that a growing number of demonstrators taking to the streets against police brutality and racism are teenagers.
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October 20, 2020
University to launch several new anti-racism initiatives
U-M will launch several new anti-racism initiatives, and enhance a number of existing ones, as part of a national reckoning on race and as deep-rooted structural inequities in American life have been magnified.
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October 1, 2020
More than $260K awarded for research on confronting, combating racism
More than $260,000 total will be awarded to six action-based research projects as part of the inaugural “Confronting and Combating Racism” grants.
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July 28, 2020
New funding opportunity aids research to combat racism
Poverty Solutions and the Center for Social Solutions have announced a faculty grants competition to pursue action-based research aimed at ending systemic and institutional racism.
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June 16, 2020
Faculty, staff offered free Anti-Racism Primer
U-M faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn campuses and Michigan Medicine are being offered a free Anti-Racism Primer to help push through discomfort and fear.
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June 5, 2020
Town hall panelists explore ways to fight structural racism
U-M students, faculty and staff gathered for a virtual town hall during which panelists discussed how individuals and the university as a whole can combat structural racism.
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June 2, 2020
University to host virtual town hall on racism
Combating racism through daily activities, relationships and challenging conversations will be the focus of a virtual town hall meeting set for noon June 5.
