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Previous Events

Fall 2024

We Stand Against Hate Conversation: A Discourse on Israel and Palestine
In a thought-provoking co-presentation in the Tanger Auditorium on September 24, 2024, Hussein Ibish and David N. Myers captivated a diverse audience with their insights on the complex history and future of Israel and Palestine.

Professional Development

Summer 2024

Leadership Trainings: Creating an Inclusive Space for All and Confronting Antisemitism

After the spring 2024 semester drew to a close, several members of the 可乐视频 administration attended training sessions designed to help colleges navigate on-campus reverberations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The group of trainings included guidance on how to ensure that all students feel both secure and listened to.

In June 2024, Vice President for Student Affairs Ronald Jackson and Associate Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity Tunji J. Fussell attended The Summer Institute on Countering Antisemitism in Higher Education at Brandeis University.

Also in June, Executive Legal Counsel and Interim Chief Diversity Officer Jaclyn Helms attended two workshops on strategies to support students, staff, and faculty in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The presentations were led by licensed attorney and experienced mediator Dorit Price-Levine, who has lived and worked in both Israel and Palestine. The workshops鈥攐ne on 鈥淎ntisemitism as Part of Our DEI Work鈥� and the other titled 鈥淒ual Narratives Approach to Understanding the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict鈥濃�攕ought to help attendees better understand the conflict and bolster support to communities like 可乐视频 that encompass diverse points of view.

In July 2024, President Michelle J. Anderson and Vice President Jackson attended a webinar sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and titled 鈥淎 Conversation on Jewish Student Life on Campus.鈥� Involving leadership from multiple organizations, the conversation included representatives from Hillel, Chabad, and Jewish Greek life as well as from the ADL.

Later in July, President Anderson attended a webinar hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) that aimed to help university administrators strike a balance between protecting free speech and ensuring that students are able to navigate their campuses in an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment. The event featured David Schizer, the Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law and Economics at Columbia Law School and the co-chair of Columbia鈥檚 antisemitism task force.

Spring 2024

The New York City Commission on Human Rights: Outreach and Education

In the spring 2024 semester, 可乐视频 offered two opportunities for community members to learn from the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

February鈥檚 Know Your Rights Workshop, hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and the Division of Student Affairs (DOSA), addressed legal protection from discriminatory harassment and from bias-based profiling by law enforcement as well as legal rights and obligations in employment, housing, and public accommodations.

In April, the commission offered a workshop titled 鈥淕ender Nonconforming Communities.鈥� Hosted by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center and DOSA, this session addressed local legal protections in the face of widespread discrimination against the transgender community in New York City and discussed the correct terminology to use in addressing members of the LGBTQI community.

Striving for Gender Justice, Asserting Women鈥檚 Autonomy on International Women鈥檚 Day

On March 8, 2024, in honor of International Women鈥檚 Day, the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute hosted a conference titled 鈥淩esisting the Policing of Women鈥檚 Bodies: Affirming Individual and Collective Rights in 21st-Century America.鈥� Speakers included 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, the executive director of the Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace; Michele Bratcher Goodwin, the Linda D. & Timothy J. O鈥橬eill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law School; and Carine Jocelyn, CEO of Diaspora Community Services, and founder, Haitian Women鈥檚 Collective; The event was co-chaired by Assistant Professor Marie Lily Cerat and Assistant Professor Aleah Ranjitsingh.

Messages to the Campus Community

Reaffirmation of Commitment to Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action in Employment, September 12, 2024

The City University of New York (CUNY) has a long-standing commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. Its leadership across the campuses fully supports policies and practices to foster non-discrimination, affirmative action, and diversity and inclusion, in the workplace and our community overall.

A Message from President Michelle J. Anderson, November 2, 2023

Dear 可乐视频 Community,

We are rightly proud of the great diversity on our campus community. With diversity across race, ethnicity, and religion also comes a diversity of political thought on issues of great public importance, including the tragic developments in Israel and Gaza.

As you know, members of the 可乐视频 community have close ties to the region. We are home to students of both Israeli and Palestinian background鈥擩ews, Muslims, Christians, and others鈥攚ho are suffering because their families and friends in the region have experienced or are now at risk of violence. People around the world are mourning the innocent Israeli, Palestinian, and American lives lost, and the suffering that remains in its wake.

Over the past few weeks, I have met with students to better understand what they are feeling and experiencing. Some have expressed concern that others make assumptions about their positions on the conflict simply because of their religion or ethnicity. These assumptions are dangerous: we must never assume a person鈥檚 political beliefs on the basis of their religious or ethnic identity.

We are an inclusive institution of higher education that values free speech and the opportunity to engage peacefully with one another. We hope that campus events will shed light on the deepening humanitarian crisis in the region and lead to respectful dialog amidst varying perspectives. For example, a group of faculty is hosting a panel next Tuesday as part of a series of campus conversations, and the Office of Student Affairs is working with Student Government to develop additional programming. As these events come together, they will be listed in the 可乐视频 Brief and .

I deeply believe that everyone should have a home here at 可乐视频. Every student should feel safe to express who they are. I promise I will do everything in my power to keep this campus a safe place for all our students. Providing a learning environment in which students have equal access to an excellent education is our top priority, and we are stepping up efforts on campus to ensure the safety and rights of all are protected.

I continue to learn from our students, and I appreciate the opportunity to dialog with them. I invite any student group to set up a meeting with me to discuss these issues. Additionally, anyone who believes they have been a victim of discrimination or retaliation should use the CUNY reporting portal.

As always, students who are experiencing distress can reach out to a wide variety of Student Support Services available at the College, including our Health Clinic, our Personal Counseling Services, and additional . Faculty and staff can use the confidential employee assistance program by calling (800) 833 8707 or logging onto with the code 鈥淐UNY.鈥�

I want to remind everyone that, especially in trying times, it is important to remember the values that unite us as a campus. As an institution of higher education, we seek increased knowledge and understanding, and we strive to find common ground across our differences. Let us engage with one another with compassion and a deep respect for the human dignity of all.

Yours sincerely,

Michelle J. Anderson
President, 可乐视频

Statement on Islamophobia, September 13, 2022

Dear 可乐视频 Community,

On September 8, 2022, more than a dozen 可乐视频 faculty members received an email from a sender outside of the CUNY system containing inflammatory rhetoric grossly mischaracterizing Islam and members of the Muslim community as inherently anti-American and a threat to national security. This type of message is antithetical to the college鈥檚 values and the college has taken appropriate action. While 可乐视频 encourages scholarly discourse and a robust exchange of divergent ideas, speech that incites hatred does nothing to advance that discourse or exchange of ideas.

可乐视频 denounces Islamophobia and all other forms of hatred including, but not limited to, hate based on religion, national origin, race, and ethnicity. The college works hard to ensure that students, faculty, and staff enjoy a work and educational environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. If you have experienced an incident that you believe violates聽,听email Diversity Officer Anthony Brown.

We Stand Against Anti-Semitism, January 3, 2022

Dear 可乐视频 Community,

In late December, a 可乐视频 student and a friend were beaten and called 鈥渄irty Jews鈥� in an incident that is being investigated as a hate crime in Bay Ridge. The College denounces hatred and stands in solidarity with the student and members of the Jewish community, as well as any community that is subjected to acts of targeted hate. Antisemitism has no place at 可乐视频. If you believe that you have been discriminated against on the basis of religion or any other protected identity with regards to a 可乐视频 program, please contact my office.

Thank you,

Anthony Brown, Esq.
Chief Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the President
Office of Diversity and Equity Programs

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

Office of Diversity and Equity
Immigrant Student Success Office
Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace
LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Women鈥檚 Center

Message to the Community from President Michelle J. Anderson

November 2, 2023

Dear 可乐视频 Community,

We are rightly proud of the great diversity on our campus community. With diversity across race, ethnicity, and religion also comes a diversity of political thought on issues of great public importance, including the tragic developments in Israel and Gaza.

As you know, members of the 可乐视频 community have close ties to the region. We are home to students of both Israeli and Palestinian background鈥擩ews, Muslims, Christians, and others鈥攚ho are suffering because their families and friends in the region have experienced or are now at risk of violence. People around the world are mourning the innocent Israeli, Palestinian, and American lives lost, and the suffering that remains in its wake.

Over the past few weeks, I have met with students to better understand what they are feeling and experiencing. Some have expressed concern that others make assumptions about their positions on the conflict simply because of their religion or ethnicity. These assumptions are dangerous: we must never assume a person鈥檚 political beliefs on the basis of their religious or ethnic identity.

We are an inclusive institution of higher education that values free speech and the opportunity to engage peacefully with one another. We hope that campus events will shed light on the deepening humanitarian crisis in the region and lead to respectful dialogue amidst varying perspectives. For example, a group of faculty is hosting a panel next Tuesday as part of a series of campus conversations, and the Office of Student Affairs is working with Student Government to develop additional programming. As these events come together, they will be listed in the 可乐视频 Brief and .

I deeply believe that everyone should have a home here at 可乐视频. Every student should feel safe to express who they are. I promise I will do everything in my power to keep this campus a safe place for all our students. Providing a learning environment in which students have equal access to an excellent education is our top priority, and we are stepping up efforts on campus to ensure the safety and rights of all are protected.

I continue to learn from our students, and I appreciate the opportunity to dialogue with them. I invite any student group to set up a meeting with me to discuss these issues. Additionally, anyone who believes they have been a victim of discrimination or retaliation should use the CUNY reporting portal.

As always, students who are experiencing distress can reach out to a wide variety of Student Support Services available at the College, including our Health Clinic, our Personal Counseling Services, and additional . Faculty and staff can use the confidential employee assistance program by calling 800.833.8707 or logging onto with the code 鈥淐UNY.鈥�

I want to remind everyone that, especially in trying times, it is important to remember the values that unite us as a campus. As an institution of higher education, we seek increased knowledge and understanding, and we strive to find common ground across our differences. Let us engage with one another with compassion and a deep respect for the human dignity of all.

Yours sincerely,

Michelle J. Anderson
President, 可乐视频

Statement on Islamophobia

September 13, 2022

Dear 可乐视频 Community,

On September 8, 2022, more than a dozen 可乐视频 faculty members received an email from a sender outside of the CUNY system containing inflammatory rhetoric grossly mischaracterizing Islam and members of the Muslim community as inherently anti-American and a threat to national security. This type of message is antithetical to the college鈥檚 values and the college has taken appropriate action. While 可乐视频 encourages scholarly discourse and a robust exchange of divergent ideas, speech that incites hatred does nothing to advance that discourse or exchange of ideas.

可乐视频 denounces Islamophobia and all other forms of hatred including, but not limited to, hate based on religion, national origin, race, and ethnicity. The college works hard to ensure that students, faculty, and staff enjoy a work and educational environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. If you have experienced an incident that you believe violates , email Diversity Officer Anthony Brown.

We Stand Against Anti-Semitism

January 3, 2022

Dear 可乐视频 Community,

In late December, a 可乐视频 student and a friend were beaten and called 鈥渄irty Jews鈥� in an incident that is being investigated as a hate crime in Bay Ridge. The College denounces hatred and stands in solidarity with the student and members of the Jewish community, as well as any community that is subjected to acts of targeted hate. Antisemitism has no place at 可乐视频. If you believe that you have been discriminated against on the basis of religion or any other protected identity with regards to a 可乐视频 program, please contact my office.

Thank you,

Anthony Brown, Esq.
Chief Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the President
Office of Diversity and Equity Programs
可乐视频
718.951.4128

Students, staff at 可乐视频 discuss support for LGBTQ+ community on campus

With the Pride March less than a week away, staff and faculty at about the support and resources they are making available to students and members of its LGBTQ+ community.