Board of Trustees/President Crutcher Letter

The email from President Crutcher, which included the statement from the Board of Trustees, feels very much like an empty gesture. Over and over again this year I have watched people, in many different situations, make decisions that just cover themselves and try to eliminate criticism instead of actually doing the things that are for the good of the community. The same applies here. While I understand it may be difficult to address all of the concerns being voiced, I think the least the university can do is not pretend they are making positive changes when they clearly are not. In both the letter and the statement, it talks about progress, advancements being made, care for the students and faculty, and other things that don’t seem to me to be the reality of the situation. President Crutcher urges “students and members of the community to continue to participate in this work to inform”, but individuals and groups are informing the university about what needs to change, and no advancements are being made. I do get that some decisions are difficult to make and change can be hard for a number of reasons, but I find it kind of hard to understand how they expect the UR community to take those letters in a positive manner when they are basically being told all of their work, informing, and advocacy are for nothing.

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  1. John Sinuk

    I agree with all of your points. Both letters really pissed me off. There’s absolutely zero reasoning or justification as to why the school won’t change the names of the buildings. For as much as this place prides on being a collaborative space , the school is refusing to collaborate with its students on such a serious matter. I support all of the organizations and students that have dissafiliated from the university. Now more than ever students are demanding change and the university needs to listen.

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