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Protesters call for more action from University of Michigan to combat racism, systematic oppression
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ANN ARBOR, MI – University of Michigan community members and activists gathered at the Diag Friday evening to protest and demand the university support the family of Daunte Wright and address racism in the UM community.
Hosted by UM’s Association for Black Social Work Students, Black Radical Healing Pathways and Student Union on April 23, protesters had a number of demands for the university, including publicly denouncing the murder of Wright; taking initiative to support Black, Indigenous and people of color; calling out white supremacy and investing in alternatives to policing.
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Students discuss anti-Asian racism at Brandeis and beyond
Students and faculty members discussed Anti-Asian racism that they’ve experienced in order to expand campus inclusivity to the Asian community on campus in a panel hosted by the Student Union on March 28. The panelists Panny Tao ’21, Karen Phuong ’22, Luke Liu ’21 and Professor Rajesh Sampath (HS) led the conversation on the increase in Anti-Asian violence and its history in the United States.
“The goal of the panel today is to provide a space for us to listen to each other’s voices, to answer each other’s questions and to think about what we can do to better support each other,” said Tao.
Susan Iron’s ENGL 304 Course Creates a Healthier Campus
Professor Susan Irons’ English 304 “Advanced Business Communication” course has helped create a healthier campus. The class collaborated with Campus Health to bring vending machines to campus that offer self-care and health products. The machines offer items such as over-the-counter medications, lip balm, and band-aids to allow for easier and quick access to products when the Healthy Heels Shoppe and Student Pharmacy aren’t open or nearby.
The English 304 course took on the semester-long project to provide a student perspective to Campus Health’s plan for the vending machines. When undertaking the semester-long collaboration, Prof. Iron’s goals were: “1) to strengthen [students’] written and oral communication skills; 2) to gain competency in the conventions and strategies of business communication; and 3) to achieve the learning goals through a real-world project that gave them an opportunity to positively i