The administration actually said yes and they are committing to every single one of those positions and changes we asked for. I am honestly in shock because it feels like just yesterday we were typing this up in a dorm room and now 346 of you have helped push this …
September 3, 2020
Final supporters
We ask that you answer to the Milligan community and its requests - can you promise to Milligan that you will begin working toward racial reconciliation: approaching this topic with humility and grace, following the example Christ taught us - listening to one another, learning from one another, repenting from our sins, and moving towards change, including (but not limited to) the steps outlined below.
Immediate Requests:
- Develop a more robust office of multicultural engagement. Create two full time positions in the Department of Multicultural Engagement, including a full time position for the Director of Multicultural Engagement. Expand the department to foster diversity beyond the bounds of GOAH in order to support the needs of our diverse students and challenge the community towards racial justice.
- Public documentation of the Multi-Ethnic Resource Team’s review findings and suggestions for growth. Full transparency to the Milligan Community through published meeting agendas, meeting minutes, proposals, motions of descent, and implementation techniques.
- Increase diversity in all levels of leadership including: the Presidential Cabinet, the Board of Trustees, the Board of Advisors, Administration, and Faculty.
- In the process of taking these steps and continuing the journey you have already started with the Multi-Ethnic Resource team, we request a review board and committee of POC comprised of faculty, staff, students, and community members actively monitoring the growth, asking “where are we failing,” and always striving towards bringing justice, reconciliation, understanding, and most of all, love for one another.
Long-Term Requests:
- Host intentional dialogue in the community about racial justice (globally, locally, and at Milligan. These conversations should push us to dismantle white supremacy not just intellectualize the problem.
- Prioritize hiring people of color as faculty and administrators.
- Commit to quality institutional training about racial justice and reconciliation for every employee, faculty, staff, and administration.
- As part of the training, start accountability groups for implementing the needed change across campus
- Be forthcoming about Milligan’s history related to race relations including its embarrassingly late integration in the late 1960s (Helsabeck, Halloway, & Foster, 2009)
- A public statement of apology for the ways Milligan has perpetuated the sin of racism and white supremacy.
- Offer direct support services to people of color.
- Fund and promote interracial research projects.
- Engage with social justice groups on campus. Engage with local community leaders in social justice such as the New Generation Freedom Fighters.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
I was reading through some of your notes earlier and honestly it is just overwhelming how many people have felt sidelined here for so long. There is a lot of internal talk happening behind the scenes right now but it is slow and quiet which feels frustrating even though people keep telling me that is just how these things go.
June 29, 2020
I was just staring at the screen and realized we are almost at 250 signatures and it feels like the whole campus is finally waking up to what we are asking for here. Please just send this link to one person who might not have seen it yet because that is honestly how we push this over the edge before we go talk to the board.
Reached 100 supporters
June 28, 2020
40 Comments
I fully support this and deeply appreciate the thought that went into it. Christian commitment calls us to lead in efforts toward a deeper understanding of the way People of Color continue to be treated unfairly. White supremacy is an ideology and practice that should sicken us all and is contrary to true Christianity. Let’s lead the way to bring it to an end.
Respectfully, I do not intend on contributing financially to my alma mater until these changes, AT THE MINIMUM, are made.
There’s a difference between recognizing an issue, and making proactive steps to become better. My time at Milligan encouraged me to always strive to become better. As an Alum, it’s time to ask the same of our University. “Forward, ever be”
When I was an international student at Milligan, the lack of diversity in students, faculty, and staff was extremely shocking. There were less than 10, or probably even less than 5 Asian students throughout my four years at Milligan. The lack of understanding for international students was also poor- I was once asked if I am from North Korea or South Korea, by a professor in class. When I replied that North Koreans cannot travel outside or study abroad, that professor said “there must be some ways around it”.
You can contact me for an inquiry of experiences which substantiate these claims systemic and interpersonal racial inequality from my time at Milligan as a student, athlete, campus leader & Christian.
Thank you, Angela, for judging your professors by the color of their skin.
I hope that Milligan will be intentional in it quest to Listen, understand and provide improvement to the university’s diversity.
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The administration actually said yes and they are committing to every single one of those positions and changes we asked for. I am honestly in shock because it feels like just yesterday we were typing this up in a dorm room and now 346 of you have helped push this …
September 3, 2020
Final supporters
We ask that you answer to the Milligan community and its requests - can you promise to Milligan that you will begin working toward racial reconciliation: approaching this topic with humility and grace, following the example Christ taught us - listening to one another, learning from one another, repenting from our sins, and moving towards change, including (but not limited to) the steps outlined below.
Immediate Requests:
- Develop a more robust office of multicultural engagement. Create two full time positions in the Department of Multicultural Engagement, including a full time position for the Director of Multicultural Engagement. Expand the department to foster diversity beyond the bounds of GOAH in order to support the needs of our diverse students and challenge the community towards racial justice.
- Public documentation of the Multi-Ethnic Resource Team’s review findings and suggestions for growth. Full transparency to the Milligan Community through published meeting agendas, meeting minutes, proposals, motions of descent, and implementation techniques.
- Increase diversity in all levels of leadership including: the Presidential Cabinet, the Board of Trustees, the Board of Advisors, Administration, and Faculty.
- In the process of taking these steps and continuing the journey you have already started with the Multi-Ethnic Resource team, we request a review board and committee of POC comprised of faculty, staff, students, and community members actively monitoring the growth, asking “where are we failing,” and always striving towards bringing justice, reconciliation, understanding, and most of all, love for one another.
Long-Term Requests:
- Host intentional dialogue in the community about racial justice (globally, locally, and at Milligan. These conversations should push us to dismantle white supremacy not just intellectualize the problem.
- Prioritize hiring people of color as faculty and administrators.
- Commit to quality institutional training about racial justice and reconciliation for every employee, faculty, staff, and administration.
- As part of the training, start accountability groups for implementing the needed change across campus
- Be forthcoming about Milligan’s history related to race relations including its embarrassingly late integration in the late 1960s (Helsabeck, Halloway, & Foster, 2009)
- A public statement of apology for the ways Milligan has perpetuated the sin of racism and white supremacy.
- Offer direct support services to people of color.
- Fund and promote interracial research projects.
- Engage with social justice groups on campus. Engage with local community leaders in social justice such as the New Generation Freedom Fighters.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
I was reading through some of your notes earlier and honestly it is just overwhelming how many people have felt sidelined here for so long. There is a lot of internal talk happening behind the scenes right now but it is slow and quiet which feels frustrating even though people keep telling me that is just how these things go.
June 29, 2020
I was just staring at the screen and realized we are almost at 250 signatures and it feels like the whole campus is finally waking up to what we are asking for here. Please just send this link to one person who might not have seen it yet because that is honestly how we push this over the edge before we go talk to the board.
Reached 100 supporters
June 28, 2020
40 Comments
As a victim of impudent racial insult from a faculty member during my time as a student, these conversations are long overdue. Accountability and change is needed. Time for the institution to show the Christian way through action to substantiate its preaching.
I fully support this and deeply appreciate the thought that went into it. Christian commitment calls us to lead in efforts toward a deeper understanding of the way People of Color continue to be treated unfairly. White supremacy is an ideology and practice that should sicken us all and is contrary to true Christianity. Let’s lead the way to bring it to an end.
Respectfully, I do not intend on contributing financially to my alma mater until these changes, AT THE MINIMUM, are made.
There’s a difference between recognizing an issue, and making proactive steps to become better. My time at Milligan encouraged me to always strive to become better. As an Alum, it’s time to ask the same of our University. “Forward, ever be”
When I was an international student at Milligan, the lack of diversity in students, faculty, and staff was extremely shocking. There were less than 10, or probably even less than 5 Asian students throughout my four years at Milligan. The lack of understanding for international students was also poor- I was once asked if I am from North Korea or South Korea, by a professor in class. When I replied that North Koreans cannot travel outside or study abroad, that professor said “there must be some ways around it”.
You can contact me for an inquiry of experiences which substantiate these claims systemic and interpersonal racial inequality from my time at Milligan as a student, athlete, campus leader & Christian.
Thank you, Angela, for judging your professors by the color of their skin.
I hope that Milligan will be intentional in it quest to Listen, understand and provide improvement to the university’s diversity.
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As a victim of impudent racial insult from a faculty member during my time as a student, these conversations are long overdue. Accountability and change is needed. Time for the institution to show the Christian way through action to substantiate its preaching.