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Racial Incident at Teachers College
updated 10.10.07
To the Barnard Community—
By now most of you may have already heard of an appalling racial incident
that occurred at Teachers College yesterday. I am forwarding the message
that went out from President Susan Fuhrman to the TC Community. We at
Barnard share the shock and outrage that friends and colleagues at Teachers
College must be feeling.
We may find it unbelievable that such a thing could have occurred within an
academic community like ours. As we reflect on the impact of hateful acts
such as this, we need also to be aware of the unintended hurts that may pass
beneath our notice. We must be mindful of all of the small violences we may
inflict upon one another in the course of daily life. We must, of course,
reject and condemn overt and senseless acts of bigotry, but it is only when
we are able to confront as well our less obvious aggressions that we will
begin to change the fabric of our community.
—Judith Shapiro
From: Fuhrman, Susan
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:35 PM
To: TC Community
Subject: Community Alert
To the TC Community:
The police were here this morning because a hangman's noose was discovered
on the office door of one of our African American faculty members. The
incident has been reported to the New York City Police Department
(Detectives Bureau of Manhattan) and is under active investigation by the
Hate Crimes Task Force.
The TC community and I deplore this hateful act, which violates every
Teachers College and societal norm.
Anyone who has any information about this incident is urged to immediately
contact (anonymously or otherwise) any of the following:
The 26th Precinct Detective Squad (212 678-1351);
Crime stoppers (1 800 577-TIPS);
John DeAngelis, Chief of Public Safety (212 678-4180);
Janice Robinson, TC General Counsel and Executive Director,
President's Office of Diversity and Community (212 678-3732).
~Susan Fuhrman |
