Discrimination in higher education

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One digital file containing video interview between student athletes Ellie Thompson (Class of 2022) and Jordan Delerme-Brown (Class of 2021). Thompson, a swimmer, and Delerme-Brown, a football player, discuss their experience as people of color on Middlebury's athletic teams.

Scope and Contents The second episode of Leaning Into Discomfort features head men's basketball coach Jeff Brown and Athletic Director Erin Quinn, Class of 1986. During the episode, Brown discusses his experience as a Black coach at Middlebury and as a Black man during the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as his family members who have worked in law enforcement. Quinn and Brown discuss attempts to diversify Athletics staff and the student athlete population at Middlebury, as well as the Diversity, Equity,...

Scope and Contents Apple Podcasts description: "In this episode, Megan and Destini speak about a very intense and disheartening email sent by a departing professor highlighting her experiences of racism. Professor Marissel Hernández-Romero sent out a very powerful email to which she expressed her experience as a professor of color at Middlebury College. It was no surprise that her experience highlighted the emotional, physical, and mental damage of systemic racism that is so prevalent in today’s society. In...

Scope and Contents Description from Apple Podcasts: "In this episode, Destini and Megan continue their conversation about the email Professor Hernandez-Romero sent out last week describing all the problematic racial encounters she experienced from her colleagues on Middlebury's campus. In particular, the girls spoke about another professor of color who wrote an Opt-Ed in reaction to Professor Hernandez-Romero's email in which she shared her own opinion about the same professors. She essentially has opposing...

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Email sent from Heike Fahrenberg, Associate Professor and Director at the Middlebury School in Germany, in response to Miguel Fernandez' Message of Accountability email regarding the deletion of Professor Marisel Hernandez-Romero's email from the Middlebury server.

Scope and Contents Email written by Spanish Professors Enrique Garcia, Laura Lesta-Garcia, Patricia Saldarriaga, and Film and Media Culture Professor David Miranda-Hardy and sent to President Laurie Patton, Chief Diversity Officer Miguel Fernandez, Vice President for Academic Affairs Sujata Moorti, and the AAUP (American Association of University Professors) at Middlebury. The email expresses outrage at the administration's response to an email sent by Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Marissel...

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Email sent by Chief Diversity Officer, Miguel Fernandez; Vice President of Academic Affairs, Sujata Moorti; and President Laurie Patton to Middlebury students, staff, and faculty, in response to outrage at the deletion of an email from Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero from Middlebury's server. Hernandez-Romero's email describes racism she experienced during her time at Middlebury.

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Email sent by Professor of Mathematics, Mike Olinick, to Chief Diversity Officer, Miguel Fernandez; President Laurie Patton; and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Surjata Moorti in response to the Message of Accountability email sent by the college. The Message of Accountability email was sent in response to Marissel Hernandez-Romero's email describing racism she experienced at Middlebury and the subsequent deletion of her email from the Middlebury server.

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Episode description: "This week, Caroline King and Sadie Housberg sit down with Professor J Finley, who teaches in the American Studies, GSFS, and Black Studies departments at Middlebury. A follow-up to Episode 6, this episode takes a contemporary look at white supremacy at Middlebury, and delves into topics such as anti-racist education and student activism at an institution like Middlebury."

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Episode description: "Sadie Housberg and Caroline King speak with filmmaker and film Professor Natasha Ngaiza on what it means to be critical in watching films during the Black Lives Matter Movement."

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Episode description: "In this episode, we hear from two international students about considering the return to study in the United States amidst a global pandemic. In light of ICE's recent policy directive (and subsequent reversal) aimed to prevent F-1 and M-1 visa holders taking online-only classes from staying in the U.S., we wanted to hear how students were feeling."

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All-campus (all-student, all-faculty, all-staff, all-retiree, all alumni) email sent wihtout permission by Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero prior to her departure from Middlebury. In the email, Hernandez-Romero details racism she experienced while teaching at Middlebury College. The email was deleted from Middlebury's server, but was circulated among students, faculty, and staff.

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Email sent by the Student Government Association (SGA) to the Office of the President, Hannah Ross, David Gibson, Sujata Moorti, and Vijay Menta in response to the deletion of an email sent by Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero detailing racism she experienced while at Middlebury College.

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Email sent by the Student Government Association (SGA) to Middlebury students regarding the upcoming virtual town hall meeting. The email addresses the deletion of Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero's email describing racism she experienced during her time at Middlebury.

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Student email template to be sent to the Office of the President and the Senior Leadership Group (SLG) in response to the deletion of an email sent by Professor Marissel Hernandez-Romero from the Middlebury server. Hernandez-Romero's email describes racism she experienced during her time at Middlebury.