> This is a new day - one where either you support/condone  racism  or you denounce it and work together to make UTC and America a better place.  There is no straddling the fence on this one.  So regardless of who you are, and what positions you hold here at the University, to be silent in either direction is no longer an option.
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I don't remember where I read this (many years ago), so I can neither 
take credit for or attribute it...
Every white person in the US benefits in many  ways from living in a 
racist society: de facto segregation, driving an expensive car without 
fear of a traffic stop, getting waited on in the store... the examples 
are ENDLESS.  To be white and to remain complacent is in effect an act 
of racism.  (Please, before anyone takes issue with this - think about 
it, it's subtle and true.)

At the very least, we have a profound responsibility to provide for the 
students in our charge a learning environment and university experience 
free of the tinge of racism.

I'm glad (and frankly relieved) you have heard from a number of people 
off the list.  I expect that there will be some real change on campus as 
a result of heightened awareness.  For each person who has responded, 
there are undoubtedly many more who truly care but don't really know 
what to do.

People stay at UTC because it is an incredibly rewarding place to 
teach.  We get to observe our students grow from "deer in the 
headlights" freshmen to confident graduating seniors. This is 
incompatible with racism and I can't imagine anyone not willing to 
address this issue campus-wide. Maybe you can help Gavin can come up 
with one of his famous questionnaires to identify and understand where 
we are... maggie

Maggie McMahon
Art Department

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