Graduate Student Employee Union calls for resignation of Nicole Sirju-Johnson Provided by BU website The Graduate Student Employee Union (GSEU) is calling for the resignation of Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) Director and Assistant Vice President for Diversity Nicole Sirju-Johnson.
BU condemns professor s response to handling the racist incident that occurred in his class
April 22, 2021
The Graduate Student Employee Union (GSEU) is calling for the removal of Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) Director and Assistant Vice President for Diversity Nicole Sirju-Johnson following an alleged lack of repercussions after a racially discriminatory remark was made during a sociology class.
On April 6, the GSEU, a workers’ union representing teaching assistants (TA) and graduate assistants (GA), started a petition demanding Binghamton University “stand by the statement they made to condemn racist actions.” This petition came following a racial incident last month, w
BU sociology department sponsors Anti-Racist Town Hall Gabby Banaag/Contributing Photographer The Asian Student Union (ASU) and the Binghamton Pan Asian Leaders Council (BPALC) were among the co-sponsors for the sociology department’s Anti-Racist Town Hall that was held on April 18.
Co-sponsors include BSU, LASU, ASU, BPALC and GSEU, where racism at BU was discussed
April 22, 2021
In an effort to address the recent racist incidents that have occurred on campus, Binghamton University’s sociology department sponsored an antiracist town hall on April 18.
The event, which saw over 300 attendees over Zoom, was held in light of an incident that occurred during the first discussion class in Sociology 100: Social Change: Intro to Sociology. When a student in the course expressed racist and sexist remarks to the TA, an African American woman, the instructor of the course, Joshua Price, professor and chair of the sociology department, and Gladys Jiménez-Muñoz, associate
BU to build new park in Johnson City Sidney Slon/Photography Editor Binghamton University is developing a greenspace park within the BU Health Sciences Campus in Johnson City.
Amid gentrification concerns, University sees park as part of ongoing revitalization efforts
April 15, 2021
Binghamton University plans to develop a park in Downtown Johnson City amid concerns of gentrification and the impact on town residents.
On March 26, BU President Harvey Stenger announced over WNBF News Radio 1290 that the University is creating a greenspace within the BU Health Sciences Campus in Johnson City. Near the recently built campus for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the two-acre project will contain a park and a walkway between Corliss Avenue and Main Street with amenities, such as art installations, picnic tables and benches. The project will be exclusively funded through the Binghamton University Foundation, although designs of the park are being collabora
BU not administering COVID-19 vaccine this week Provided by Jonathan Cohen SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and BU President Harvey Stenger visited BU’s vaccination site on Friday, the last day it was in operation.
New York state pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, BU begins to provide transportation to vaccine sites
April 13, 2021
On Monday night, Binghamton University informed students that there would be no on-campus vaccinations for the remainder of this week.
According to the email, BU did not receive its allotment of vaccines this week because of a national shortage of Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
On Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported that federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), had called for a halt in the distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccines due to potential health concerns. According to The New York Times, this choice was made after a rare blood
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