New research grant program fosters diversity, inclusion
February 21, 2021
Faculty-led teams from across campus to tackle important issues of the day
The University of Georgia has awarded 12 grants to faculty-led teams from 17 academic units to support research that promotes diversity and inclusion.
The Diversity Research and Scholarship Grant program is a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, the Office of Research and the Office of Institutional Diversity. A total of 28 scholars working in a wide range of fields, including anthropology, biology, education, English, geography, veterinary medicine and many others, were awarded grants. The allotted funding was increased from $40,000 to $65,000 based on the number and quality of submissions.
As the University of Georgiaâs Student Government Association continues to campaign, the executive tickets met for a virtual debate Wednesday night where they discussed COVID-19, diversity and inclusion and mental health. There are three tickets for the upcoming election â Belong, Bridge and Voice. The Georgia Political Review moderated the debate.
Platform for a pandemic
All three tickets had detailed opinions about the transition from mostly online classes to in-person as the distribution of campus vaccines widen, as well as the acclimation of freshman and transfer students during COVID-19.
The Bridge ticket, comprised of Jeremiah de Sesto, Hannah-Rose Basson and Oba Samaye, wants the colleges within UGA to have a uniform response to the transition to in-person classes. They also want EITS to provide chargers and technology for longer periods of time.
February 11, 2021
In early 2019, DePaul professors Valerie Johnson and Quinetta Shelby began questioning the language and purpose of a clause in the universityâs Faculty Handbook that states âa pattern of extreme intimidation and aggression towards other members of the university committeeâ can be grounds for faculty dismissal or other repercussions.Â
The language, they argued to a faculty committee recently, provides no objective criteria for violation, leaving it ripe for abuse â particularly toward faculty of color, who are often accused of being threatening or aggressive if they are outspoken.
âIt feels like a veiled threat toward faculty of colorâ if we perceive you as aggressive, then you may stand to lose your job,â Johnson told The DePaulia, as the perception of both intimidation and aggression is widely subjective.Â
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Shontay Delalue has led diversity and inclusion initiatives at Brown University.
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Shontay Delalue, a recognized leader in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education, has been named Dartmouth s inaugural senior vice president and senior diversity officer a role that was recently elevated on campus. She is currently the vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University. She also serves as interim senior associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Brown s medical school, and is an adjunct assistant professor of American studies at Brown.
Staff members claim “Redeploy Georgetown” program forces them to become health screeners against their will
In a letter to administrators published on Jan. 26, Georgetown staff members accused the university of violating its Just Employment Policy by forcing employees to become public health screeners for Spring 2021 and taking away health benefits from those who refused to be repositioned.
These employees were selected as part of the university’s Redeploy Georgetown program, which seeks to reassign existing staff to new roles involving “visitor registration, wellness screening and perimeter access support” during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, staff members allege that Georgetown’s Human Resources (HR) department has used the threat of unpaid leave to coerce employees into positions where they are inadequately trained and vulnerable to COVID-19.