University Forums on Race, Policing and Justice: The Chauvin Trial

We are at a pivotal moment nearly one year after George Floyd’s death in police custody, as Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in Floyd’s death, receives guilty verdicts on all three counts. While Floyd’s death helped bring broader attention and concern to how police encounters can turn dangerous and deadly for adults and children of color, we have seen similar patterns continue to play out, with the deaths of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo as the most recent examples.

These events affect members of our community in varied and personal ways. The Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Provost are co-hosting two University forums over the next week to process these events and to discuss steps each of us can take to support one another and our communities at large.

University Forums on Race, Policing and Justice: The Chauvin Trial

Friday, April 23, 2021

10 to 11:30 a.m.

Via WebEx: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m8c4410c05c74f2849454f1d326978490

Moderated by Michael Bradford, Vice Provost for Faculty, Staff and Student Development

Panelists:

• Maureen Johnson, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
• Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Professor of History
• Godfrey Simmons, Artistic Director of Hartbeat Ensemble
• Michelle Williams, Associate Vice President for Research Development and Associate Professor in Psychological Sciences and Africana Studies

 

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

4 to 5:30 p.m.

Via WebEx: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m59debd1e426224787bb0ce48a5b1a420

Moderated by Glenn Mitoma, Director of Dodd Human Rights Impact and Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Education; and Brendan Kane, Associate Professor of History and Languages, Cultures, and Literatures

Panelists:

• Mohamad G. Alkadry, Professor and Department Head of Public Policy
• Lloyd Blanchard, Associate Vice President of Budget, Management and Institutional Research
• Trisha Hawthorne-Noble, Coordinator, Office of Student and Academic Services for the School of Social Work
• Godfrey Simmons, Artistic Director of Hartbeat Ensemble
• Maggie Vargas-Silver, Deputy Chief of UConn Police

 

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend. In the spirit of solidarity, we hope to see broad representation from our entire community.