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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

Resolution Calling Upon the University to Amend the University of Virginia Policy EXT-008: Acceptance, Receipt and Acknowledgment of Gifts

Whereas: The University of Virginia Faculty at large derive many types of support from grants, contracts and gifts, and;
Whereas: The University of Virginia reserves the right to exercise its discretion and independent judgment regarding method and means of performing projects regarding the use of monies, therein holding Faculty to high standards of conduct especially with regard to undue extramural influence, and;

Whereas: The discretion and independent judgment is widely acknowledged as reducing the vulnerability of both the Faculty and the University of Virginia, and;

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