Executive Council Resolution Following Death of George Floyd
Whereas our country is reeling in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by law enforcement officers and police brutality against Americans protesting injustice;
Whereas police violence against Black Americans is pervasive and ongoing;
Whereas the racial inequities and injustices inherent to our social system have been brought into high relief by the unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Whereas this University was founded by an enslaver, built and sustained by enslaved workers, and was the intellectual home of eugenics; and