There has been an update in the Faculty Senate’s agenda as of March 31st. In an email to The Review, the Office of the Dean of Faculty has confirmed that final reports from Working Groups S and F are not yet ready for presentation and have been removed from the agenda for today’s meeting. They will likely be on the agenda for the Faculty Senate meeting to be scheduled for April 14, 3:30-5pm and made available to the public prior to that meeting. The Dean of Faculty’s Office also confirmed that debate on Working Group C’s final report will also be postponed until the April 14th Faculty Senate meeting. The previously scheduled vote on the proposed center will not take place this week.
As previously reported by The Review, the Faculty Senate has begun to hear proposals from the three working groups part of the Senate’s “Anti-Racism Initiative.” At the last meeting, the Faculty Senate heard a proposal for the “Center for Antiracist, Just, and Equitable Futures,” created by Working Group C of the Anti-Racism Initiative.
As of the time of this article, the Senate is also set to hear proposals for “A For-Credit Educational Requirement for Students” (prepared by Working Group S) and “A Required Educational Program for Faculty” (prepared by Working Group F) at this Wednesday’s meeting at 3:30 PM ET. Also, as of the time of publication, the Faculty Senate has only released the draft reports written by Working Groups S and F.
A virtual vote has been scheduled for the proposal to create the anti-racism center, offered by Working Group C. The Senate website says the virtual vote will take place from April 1 to April 7. The final report from Working Group C is available here. Votes have been scheduled for the proposals from Working Groups S and F for around April 21.
The Review reached out to the Office of the Dean of Faculty for comment on the Senate’s voting schedule. The Office, in an email to The Review, said the following, “According to the draft agenda for the March 31 meeting, a presentation of the Working Group S and Working Group F proposals will be on the agenda for a potential vote around April 21.”
