Diversity Initiatives

2020

In response to the rise of AAPI Hate incidents, various groups on campus have been coming together to create helpful information and resources. Please see the link to report incidents.

U-M Task Force Against AAPI Hate – Info & Resources

The Vice Provost Robert Sellers has issued a statement of support.

A Statement of Support for our AsianCommunity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Asian community has mobilized much needed material resources to fight COVID-19 locally. The Association of Chinese Professors raised over $130,000 in personal donations that obtained tens of thousands of PPE for UM Hospital. Here is an article about those efforts.

 

2018

An Op-Ed submitted by Critical Ethnic & Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Graduate Student Group, with support from Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Faculty and United Asian American Organizations Executive Board.

Article: Michigan Daily, Op-Ed: “An intersectional analysis of the blackface Snapchat.” March 26, 2018.

Responses to FBI Director Christopher Wray’s statement on Chinese scholars and students (2/13/18):

Response: LS&A Dean, Andrew Martin, February 23, 2018.
Response: Association of Chinese Professors​ (ACP) and Indigo, February 23, 2018.

2017

Climate Survey: UM Campus Climate Surveys on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, October, 2017.

Strategic Plan: LS&A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, March, 2017.

2016

Response: Indigo Response to LSA DEI Strategic Plan, December 2, 2016.