The Office of Diversity and Equity reaffirms our commitment of solidarity to our Black and Brown communities as we await the recommendations from the Attorney General in the senseless killing of Breonna Taylor, and remember many others who have been murdered across the nation. We are steadfast in our desire to use our human and fiscal resources to confront and dismantle structural racism within our systems and beyond.
Dewey Clayton, PhD, professor of political science, was recently selected as the recipient of the 8th Annual Florence W. Vigilante Award for Scholarly Excellence in recognition of the best article published in Volume 39 (2019) of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work. The co-authored article is titled, “The Dehumanization of Black Males by Police: Teaching Social Justice - Black Life Really Does Matter!”
