President Pinto announces appointments to UC's Academic Task Force on Building Community for Democracy

The below message was shared with the campus community today:

Dear UC Community,

I am pleased to announce that I have appointed 16 members from our community to serve on a vitally important new group, the Academic Task Force on Building Community for Democracy.

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UC President Neville G. Pinto

As you may have seen in my Dec. 6 announcement to campus, the charge for this group is to help our university navigate the divisive cultural, social and political issues we all are currently facing and face in the future.

Chaired by Provost Valerio Ferme, the Task Force will recommend curricular and co-curricular practices, based in reciprocal communication and empathy, that promote civic dialogue and civic understanding among members of our academic community.

Members will convene during the Spring semester to discuss pragmatic and practical ways to increase the awareness of our students, faculty and staff in handling difficult conversations and potentially polarizing topics. These recommendations will include executable actions that support critical thinking, mentoring and training for how to create a nuanced appreciation and understanding of differences in our communities.

Below are the Task Force members:

Valerio Ferme, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Ari Finkelstein, Associate Professor, Judaic Studies
Haider Ala Hamoudi, Dean, UC College of Law
William Hawkins, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Nora Honken, Associate Professor, Engineering
Elizabeth Kiscaden, Dean, University Libraries
Andrew Lewis, Associate Professor, School of Public & International Affairs, Executive Director, Portman Center for Policy Solutions
Marianne Lewis, Dean, Lindner College of Business
Keisha Love, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Bleuzette Marshall, Vice President, Equity, Inclusion & Community Impact
Nicole Mayo, Interim Vice President, Student Affairs
Taylor Morgan, Undergraduate Student Body President
Ardythe Morrow, Professor, College of Medicine
Vu Pham, Undergraduate Student Body Vice President
Mark Raider, Professor, History
Alex Thurston, Associate Professor, School of Public & International Affairs

Please join me in thanking this group for agreeing to serve and for volunteering their time for such an important endeavor.

Sincerely,

Neville G. Pinto
President

President Pinto announces appointments to UC's Academic Task Force on Building Community for Democracy

The below message was shared with the campus community today:

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