Statements

  • DES
    Because the Department of Ethnic Studies and our faculty, staff, and students find ourselves under attack for the statement we had previously shared on our website, we are removing the statement because we do not wish anyone in our community to feel
  • stop Asian hate
    Statement by the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Department of Women and Gender Studies on the Killing of Asian Women in Atlanta March 18, 2021 The horrific killing of six Asian and Asian American women by a white man in Atlanta has yet again
  • CNAIS logo
    CNAIS (Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies) issued the following statement in response to CU President Kennedy’s recent remarks about “a trail of tears” in a Faculty Council meeting. The Department of Ethnic Studies stands with CNAIS
  • our commitment to anti-racism
    Please join the Department of Ethnic Studies in adopting An Anti-Racist CU: Classroom Language & Practices from RadBIPoC Women & Femmes Collective, the CU Anti-Racism Creed, and A Plan of Action: Divesting from CU Campus Police for
  • George Floyd Mural
    The Departments of Ethnic Studies and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder condemn the police killing of Mr. George Floyd. This killing adds to a long list of over 1250 folks of African descent killed by police
  • Joy Harjo quote
    Dear Graduates, We are honored to recognize you today, on Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho lands, the next generation of leaders, thinkers, poets, and builders.  You have emerged like the wind refreshing us with new ways of thinking and seeing the
  • scrabble tiles spelling the words "mental health"
    The Department of Ethnic Studies would like to share A Mental Health Guide for People of Color, brought to you by the Oberlin College Counseling Center, Health Promotion, and Multicultural Resource Center. Oberlin College has graciously let us share
  • Hand washing with soap and water.
    The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that the COVID-19/novel coronavirus may spread in the United States. As people take precautions to stay healthy, the Ethnic Studies department wants to also acknowledge the rise
  • CU Photo
    We, the faculty and staff in the Department of Ethnic Studies, stand in direct condemnation of white supremacist hate speech and acts. Recent footage of racist hate speech directed at Black students studying at the Engineering Center on Sunday,
  • University of Colorado Law Professor Violeta Chapin speaks during a DACA rally
    We, the faculty and staff of the Department of Ethnic Studies, declare our resolute endorsement of DACA and our unconditional support for Dreamer students and everyone threatened by the current climate of white supremacy, transphobia, and xenophobia
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