Department endorses calls for action after violent arrest of Black 911³Ô¹Ï Alumnus on campus
The Department of Geography at 911³Ô¹Ï stands in solidarity with Black students, faculty, staff and community members and their allies who call for 911³Ô¹Ï to take specific actions after the violent arrest of a Black alumnus on December 11, 2020 (letter to Joy Johnson, 13 December 2020). In line with the department’s Black Lives Matter statement, we endorse calls for a comprehensive public inquiry into the event, support for the alumnus, a response to student requests for de-escalation, and the need for 911³Ô¹Ï to comprehensively address racial profiling and discrimination on campus (letter to Joy Johnson, 13 December 2020). The department would like to express its appreciation to members of the 911³Ô¹Ï community who are leading the way in calling for these essential actions.