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Looking back on the last year’s push for social justice reform through local government efforts, academia, and activism sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Summer is on the horizon and final exams are nearing at the University of Miami, but for newly-elected Student Government President Landon Coles and the rest of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, the end of the spring semester calls for a moment of reflection.
Roughly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the globe and transformed every aspect of society, the DEI Council will honor the three million lives lost with an end-of-semester memorial.
The memorial is scheduled to take place on April 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the Coral Gables campus Foote Green. There will be a maximum capacity of 150 people, which includes university students, faculty and staff.
During the final Courageous Conversations dialogue of the semester, members of the campus community reflected on the progress made to advance Black lives at the University and in the community.
Student Government celebrates transition of power
Landon Coles delivers remarks during the Student Government inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, April 13.
Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami
By Ashley A. Williams
Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami Student Government celebrates transition of power By Ashley A. Williams
04-14-2021
Members of the University administration and peers congratulated outgoing president Abigail Adeleke on her unparalleled presidential experience and welcomed Landon Coles into the role as Student Government president at a ceremony on Tuesday.
This year’s Student Government inauguration looked somewhat more familiar than it did last year, when Abigail Adeleke and her cabinet were sworn into office virtually. Though masks and social distancing served as a reminder that the pandemic is ongoing, an in-person ceremony was carefully hosted on the Foote University Green Tuesday evening to swear in and welcome the 2021-22 executive boar