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An update on Princeton’s ongoing efforts to address systemic racism
Emily Aronson, Office of Communications
May 3, 2021 12:52 p.m.
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Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications
A professorship in Indigenous studies, grant programs for anti-racism research and new partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are some of the initiatives launched this academic year as part of Princeton’s campus-wide commitment to combat systemic racism.
Last summer, the University announced an initiative to address America’s record of structural inequality and racism as well as Princeton’s place in that history. Now, the University is providing an interim update on these ongoing efforts. An inaugural annual report charting the University’s progress will be released in the fall.
Aimee Bronfeld, Center for Health and Wellbeing
Jan. 26, 2021 2 p.m.
As Heather Howard, a lecturer in public affairs, was planning for her fall course “Health Care for Vulnerable Populations in the U.S.,” she considered not one but two pandemics. And she knew she had to retool the course, which she has taught since 2018, to seize the moment.
“Students were hungry to bring these issues into the classroom,” said Heather Howard, a lecturer in public affairs, who is also the director of State Health and Value Strategies with Princeton’s Center for Health and Wellbeing.
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“We had two pandemics converging: COVID-19 and the reckoning with racial injustice,” said Howard, who is also the director of State Health and Value Strategies with Princeton’s Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW). “Students were hungry to bring these issues into the classroom.”