University Senate Passes Requirement for Anti-Black Racism Course
At its meeting on Monday, May 1, 2023, the University Senate passed the following amendment to the By-Laws, Rules, and Regulations of the University Senate. The requirement will be effective with the fall 2024 Undergraduate Catalog.
Every undergraduate student at UConn must pass the one-credit course titled U.S. Anti-Black Racism as part of the baccalaureate degree requirements. It is strongly recommended that the course be completed during the first two years of enrollment at the University.
Upcoming Senate Meeting: Monday, February 3, 2025
The University Senate will meet on Monday, February 3, 2025, in a hybrid format. Click here to learn more and to view meeting materials.
Resolution Passed: Recommendation to BoT to Honor Tuition Waiver
During its regular meeting on December 2, 2024, the University Senate passed a resolution presented by the Senate Executive Committee recommending that the UConn Board of Trustees honor the dependent tuition waiver of the daughter of late colleague and former University Senator, Susana Ulloa.
The full resolution can be viewed here.
University Senate Passed Motions: May 20, 2024 Special Meeting
During a Special Meeting of the University Senate on May 20, 2024, a resolution was passed, comprised of two motions, related to the recent student protests and encampment on the UConn Storrs campus, and the university’s response to these events.
Overview of Motions passed:
- To urge the President to send a letter to the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland: 1) stating that the arrests and the judicial processes to date have been punishment enough for the students’ alleged actions, 2) conveying concern that a lengthy judicial process would constitute undue punishment, and 3) therefore urges the State’s Attorney to drop all criminal charges against the students arrested at the encampment; and, to issue a public communication stating that she will refrain from pursuing any disciplinary actions or retaliatory measures against any student, staff, or faculty member solely for participating in the protests, or for supporting the students.
- To form an ad hoc committee that will investigate and report back to the University Senate by the third Senate meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year, on: (1) the terms and mechanisms by which the police were authorized to arrest students at the encampment, (2) the processes by which police are deployed into university spaces (including meetings of the University Senate) and at what cost; and, (3) a potential process for gaining greater transparency around the University’s and the UConn Foundation’s investments in the interest of faculty governance and feasibility of divestment.
The full resolution can be read in full here.
Motion Passed: Scholastic Standing & Dismissal Bylaw Change
During its regular meeting on April 1, 2024, the University Senate passed a motion presented by the Senate Scholastic Standards Committee initiating several changes to the Bylaws, Rules & Regulations of the University Senate II.E.13. Scholastic Standing & Dismissal. These bylaw changes will come into effect starting in Fall 2024. Overview of Bylaw Changes: Name […]
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