Fort Lewis College Faculty Resolution

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE FACULTY RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION OF FORT LEWIS COLLEGE SUPPORTING OUR COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND DR. YOHANNES WOLDEMARIAM

WHEREAS, Fort Lewis College is committed to developing capacities for living together in a democracy, the hallmark of which is individual, social, and cultural diversity, and

WHEREAS, the College fosters a climate and condition of openness in which students, faculty, and staff engage with respect, tolerance and equity, and

WHEREAS, a Fort Lewis College professor has apparently been targeted with hatred for ethnic reasons, including receipt of hate mail and arson, and

WHEREAS, we must mobilize against racism, ethnic intimidation and hate, and

WHEREAS, there has been a tremendous expression of solidarity with Dr. Woldemariam by the faculty and staff of Fort Lewis College and the Durango community,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Faculty Senate of Fort Lewis College:

The Faculty Senate of Fort Lewis College condemns these acts of cowardice and hatred, and will not tolerate ethnic intimidation and hate in our midst.

Approved and adopted this 8th day of October, 2008.

Fort Lewis College

______Dr. Byron Dare, President, FLC Faculty Senate