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April 5, 2021
State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:
Lawmakers last week restored $8 million in appropriations to both UW and the state’s community colleges, along with an additional $15.5 million for UW to buy a student housing complex. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle and The Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) reported that Gov. Mark Gordon signed the overall supplemental budget. Yahoo! News, County 10 and The Rocket Miner published similar articles.
College Consensus ranked UW as the 23rd “Best Value Colleges and Universities for 2021.” Tuition costs were the main focus of the annual “Top 100 Most Affordable Consensus Ranked Schools 2021” list by the educational resource website.
UW Campus Town Hall Wednesday Following Racist Attack | News uwyo.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uwyo.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Brendan LaChance on February 23, 2021
(UW Black Studies Center, Facebook)
CASPER, Wyo. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation of a racist disruption that occurred during Feb. 15 Black History Month discussion conducted by the University of Wyoming’s Black Studies Center.
UW Chief Diversity Officer Emily Monago described the events as a “racist attack” in a Monday, Feb. 22 message to the UW community. She also said the attack may be connected to other similar attacks seen throughout the country.
“The words and images were so disturbing, hateful, violent and offensive that they shocked and outraged our community,” Monago said. “Following the university’s administration’s statement condemning the detestable disruption and calling for a law enforcement investigation to identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable Gov. Mark Gordon also issued a statement of condemnation on behalf of the entire state.”
Students want a call-to-action after zoom hack
Students want a call-to-action after zoom hack
President Seidel has a meaningless response to the zoom hack according to students. UW Photo
The zoom hack that occurred during the virtual Black History Month event on February 15 has prompted efforts to raise awareness on safety for people of color at the University of Wyoming. Students have spoken on President Seidel’s email that was sent out on February 17 to address the issue.
“The words that were spoken felt extremely empty,” Jaida Cooper, a student at the university, said. “They felt like they were said before and used again for this instance. The thing that should have been mentioned is a call to action. Students need to know that things are going to be put structurally into place so racist incidents don’t happen again to students of color.”