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  The Maine Campus article on 'UMaine's inclusivity effort are important but flawed'

  Liz Theriault

  This is a Maine Campus, UMaine student newspaper, article titled "UMaine's inclusivity efforts are important but flawed" by Liz Theriault on March 2, 2020. This article includes the responses of the appointing Robert Dana, vice president of student life and dean of students at UMaine, as the dean of inclusivity excellence. This position was created and appointed by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in her speech at the State of the University Address.

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  C.C. Little Hall Name Task Force Final Report

  University of Maine

  The C.C. Little Hall Name Task Force's final report. The report includes the 'Purpose and Scope of the Task Force', 'Task Force Members', and 'Executive Summary'. Then the 'Task Force Recommendations for Building Name Criteria' and a section on 'Should Clarence C. Little's Name be Removed from UMaine's Little Hall?' with a 'General Biography', 'Little's Questionable Scientific Work', 'Arguments Against the Little Hall Name Change', 'Arguments in Favor of the Little Hall Name Change', the and 'Task Force Recommendation to Change the Name of Little Hall'. Lastly is the 'Renaming Process: Beyond C.C. Little' and the recommendations of what to rename Little Hall.

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  Office of the President of the University of Maine Report on C.C. Little Hall Task Force Statement and Community Input

  University of Maine

  University of Maine Office of the President webpage, from September 2020 on the C.C. Little Hall Task Force, which was put together by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in order to rename C.C Little Hall, named after former UMaine President Clarence Cook Little from 1922 to 1925. The webpage includes information on why the task force and what they have come up with in order to rename the building. It includes a 'Six building name criteria: Specific naming principles' and 'Ranked Recommendations' created by the task force. The purpose of this webpage was to request community input on what to rename Little Hall.

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  The University of Maine News announced the 'Community invited to accept Racial Justice Challenge'

  University of Maine

  This article was published by the University of Maine News on July 22, 2020 titled the 'Community invited to accept Racial Justice Challenge'. The Racial Justice Challenge was hosted and created by UMaine Raymond H. Fogler Library and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. The Challenge began August 3 and ended August 7 of 2020 and was open to the public.

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  The University of Maine News article on "UMaine names President's Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion"

  University of Maine

  A University of Maine News article titled "UMaine names President's Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" written on July 17, 2020. This article states University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy appointed a 30-member council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to advise campus leadership and the institutions efforts and action on inclusiveness. The article names each council member and the council's goals.

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  The University of Maine Office of the President article on the "Community Message from President and Cabinet Regarding Juneteenth"

  University of Maine

  This University of Maine Office of the President article on the "Community Message from President and Cabinet Regarding Juneteenth," posted on June 18, 2020, features the history of Maine's relation with the emancipation proclamation and the communities progress with inclusivity and anti-racism.

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  The University of Maine Office of the President's Community Message on the Clarence C. Little Hall Name Change and Task Force

  University of Maine

  This article on the University of Maine Office of the President's Community Message on the Clarence C. Little Hall Name Change and Task Force, posted June 29, 2020, features the creation of a task force to critique whether an individual's name should be removed from a UMaine building, specifically Clarence C. Little, UMaine president from 1922-1925. The article includes the history of C.C. Little, a supporter of the American Eugenics movement, and the purpose and commitment of the task-force.

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  The University of Maine Office of the President's Community Message Regarding the Death of George Floyd

  University of Maine

  This article on the University of Maine Office of the President's Community Message Regarding the Death of George Floyd, posted May 30, 2020, includes condolences and statement on police violence and the need to eliminate racism.

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  The University of Maine Office of the President's Community Statement on Racist behaviors of a Prospective Incoming UMaine Student

  University of Maine

  This University of Maine Office of the President's Community Statement on Racist behaviors of a Prospective Incoming UMaine Student, posted June 4, 2020, includes the concern of students towards a prospective incoming UMaine student, who had posted "deeply offensive slurs" on social media. It also includes the statement of the university values on anti-racism and the repercussions on future student's behavior.

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  Flyer for University of Maine Alumni Association's Presentation on Perspectives and Experiences of Being Black in the U.S.

  University of Maine Alumni Association

  This flyer is for the University of Maine Alumni Association's presentation from June 11, 2020 of three alumni panelists on their perspective and experiences of being Black in the U.S. The panelists include Dr. Shontay Delalue, class of 2000 and 2003 graduate, Jojo Oliphant, class of 2000, and Jean Point Du Jour, class of 2017 and 2019 graduate. The headline states "George Floyd, Anti-Black Racism, and #BlackLivesMatter". This was based off the social climate at the time, with the death of George Floyd, and the movement Black Lives Matter, created in 2012.

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  University of Maine Alumni Association on Resources for Confronting Racial Injustice and Self-Reflection

  University of Maine Alumni Association

  University of Maine's Alumni Association post on Resources for Confronting Racial Injustice including questions to consider during critical self-reflection and a list of sub themes with links and resources relating to theme. Themes included are 'Historical and Contemporary Contexts', 'Leading Departments and Supporting Team Members', 'Information on Allyship', 'Organizations Confronting Anti-Black Racism in the U.S.', Books, and Miscellaneous Resources.

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  Video of UMaine's Alumni Associations Presentation of Panelists on their Perspectives and Experiences of Black Lives in the U.S.

  University of Maine Alumni Association, Shontay Delalue, Jojo Oliphant, and Jean Point Du Jour

  A panel of three University of Maine alumni speak on their experiences and perspectives of being Black in America. This panel was hosted virtually on June 11, 2020 and was titled "George Floyd, Anti-Black Racism, and #BlackLivesMatter".

  See Flyer in Collection.

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  College of Education and Human Development Diversity and Difference Committee

  University of Maine College of Education and Human Development

  The COEHD Diversity and Difference Standing Committee serves as a clearinghouse for activities, expertise, and curriculum materials related to diversity and difference. The Committee enhances communication, scholarship collaboration, coordination of professional developments and sharing of resources among those engaged in learning about diversity and difference. It also works to promote diversity in all aspects of the College of Education and Human Development. Each school elects one member to serve on the Diversity and Difference Committee, and one additional member is elected as an at-large member.

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  College of Education and Human Development Diversity Resources

  University of Maine College of Education and Human Development

  Web-based list of reading and viewing materials compiled by the College of Education and Human Development to encourage research, thought, and dialog about diverse learners and ideas.

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  University of Maine Counseling Center Letter of Commitment to Racial and Social Justice

  University of Maine Counseling Center

  Letter from University of Maine Counseling Center Staff acknowledging "that individual, systemic, and structural racism exists in the United States" and on the UMaine campus and expressing a renewal of "[o]ur long standing commitment to social justice..."

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  The University of Maine's Division of Lifelong Learning's Statement against Racism

  University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning and Monique LaRocque

  The University of Maine's Division of Lifelong Learning posted a 'Statement against racism' in the Summer of 2020 as a response to the death of George Floyd. The statement was written by Dr. Monique LaRocque, Associate Provost of the Division of Lifelong Learning.

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  The University of Maine's History Department's Statement Regarding the Protests Against Racism and Police Violence

  University of Maine History Department

  The University of Maine's History Department posted a Statement regarding the protests against racism and police violence in June 2020 in response to the death of George Floyd and the re-emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement over the Summer of 2020. In this statement the History Department added a condense and modified version on the American Historical Association's statement on the history of racism in the United States. They also recognized the historical relationship of slavery in Maine and the stolen land from the Wabanaki that the University occupies. The department also added their support to the protests and activists demanding structural change against racism and police violence and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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  President's Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Findings and Recommendations Report

  University of Maine President's Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

  Report from the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with recommendations for expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion on the University of Maine (UM) and the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) campuses.

  The President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion began its work in October 2020, charged with advising “the President and members of the President’s Cabinet on matters of diversity, equity and inclusion at [UM] and [UMM] and to provide an annual report to the President on the status and efforts to ensure that inclusive excellence is foundational at the University.”

  The Council includes 33 members, who collectively bring knowledge and experiences with the nine areas of diversity: ability, age, ethnicity, sex and gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and nationality, and serve as a community of advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion on the UM and UMM campuses.

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  Jazz Studies statement on 'Black Lives Matter'

  University of Maine School of Performing Arts, Jazz Studies

  Statement by Jazz Studies faculty at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and acknowledging "African-American for the cumulative, creative vision that we have come to call Jazz music."

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  "I feel like I've had a bag over my head:" New teachers explore issues of diversity, power and justice

  Rebecca Buchanan

  Over 80 percent of teachers in the U.S. are white, despite an increasingly diverse PK-12 student population (Barnum, 2018). This demographicimperative has prompted teacher education to respond in two diverging ways. The ��rst is to diversify the teaching workforce by increasing the number of teachers of color (Neal, Sleeter, & Kumashiro, 2015). The second is to better prepare a mostly white teaching workforce to work with aracially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse student population (Zeichner, 2009).

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  End Racism Protest' is held on the UMaine Mall

  Charles Cramer

  Students, faculty and community members from across the Orono area gathered on Monday to protest online comments made three weeks earlier about Columbus Day and Indigenous American peoples by members of the University of Maine College Republicans (UMCR). The comments in question were initially uploaded to the UMCR’s Facebook page on Oct. 5 and were addressed in an email on Oct. 7 by both UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Robert Dana. The email from Ferrini-Mundy and Dana denied that the posts were representative of UMaine’s values, but chose to maintain their administrative policy regarding freedom of expression.

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  WGS program hosts 'Pop-up' on political correctness

  Charles Cramer

  For the first time this semester, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies (WGS) program hosted one of their ‘Pop-up Panels.’ The panelist/audience discussions address topics of a divisive and polarizing variety in a format that is open to the student body. The hour-long event, which began at noon on Wednesday in the Memorial Union’s Bangor Room, discussed the concept of ‘political correctness’ and the connotations it often evokes.

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  Wilson Center hosts a discussion on anti-Semitism

  Charles Cramer

  On Wed, Nov. 6, 2019, students, faculty and members of the greater Orono community gathered in the Wilson Center in the comfort of a relaxing dinner setting to discuss the concept of antisemitism and its historical and political manifestations. Such dinner discussions over a variety of topics have been hosted each Wednesday by the Wilson Center throughout this semester. They are open to all interested members of the University of Maine community.

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  When it comes to diversity, UMaine could to better

  Anna Foster

  It’s Women’s History Month. The month where we all celebrate the strong women in our society who have helped paved the way to get women to where we are now.In the academic world, it wasn’t until 1840 that the first American woman, Catherine Brewer Benson, graduated with an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan Collegein Georgia. It took another 26 years for a black woman to earn a degree, and over 30 years for the first woman to earn a Ph.D.

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  The Controversy Series: discussing literary aspects of contemporary black poetics

  Brielle Hardy

  Associate English Professor Carla Billitterri delivered her presentation, “Satire, Negation, and Conditional Futurity in Black Poetics” on Thursday, Oct. 24. The talk was part of the Fall 2019 Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Controversy Series that is taking place Thursday afternoons in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union.