As BIPOC faculty and staff at the College of Wooster, we stand in support of the authors of the Black Manifesto and the countless other students who have spoken up against racism, bias, discrimination, and systemic inequality on our campus. We hereby uplift the voices and concerns of our current students and alumni. We recognize the bravery, passion, and labor that it takes to demand social change and applaud them for their important work. We, too, share many of their concerns, and want to first extend this statement of solidarity and support.
We also reaffirm the three previous letters to the Board of Trustees and administration that outline the concerns and demands of our BIPOC staff and faculty.
Thank you,
Beatrice J. Adams, Assistant Professor, Department of History
Ahmet Atay, Associate Professor, Department of GMDS, WGSS and Communication Studies
Kayla J. Campbell, Program Coordinator, Office of the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Subhadip Chowdhury, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Álvaro J. Corral, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Sháqūez Dickens, Assistant Director to the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office
Alex Dominguez, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment
Amber Garcia, Professor, Department of Psychology
Hamed Goharipour, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Studies
Marla Goins, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies
Erin Guzmán, Chaplain and Director of Religious & Spiritual Life; Co-Liason for the Activism & Social Change Pathway,
Erum Haider, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies and Political Science
Myrna Y. Hernández, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Meredith Hope, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Christopher Kang, Assistant Professor, Department of English
Joe Kirk, Director of Campus Safety
Moses Luri, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Bhakti Mamtora, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Setsuko Matsuzawa, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; East Asian Studies Program
Hernan Medina Jimenez, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Lee A. McBride III, Professor, Philosophy; Interim Chair, Africana Studies
Oscar Alfonso Mejía, Visiting Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Philip Mellizo, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Sarah Mirza, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies
Michael Miyawaki, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Amyaz Moledina, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Carlo Moreno, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program
Jillian Morrison, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Olivia Navarro-Farr, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Program in Archaeology
David Newberry-Yokley, Director of Recruitment and Diversity Outreach, Admissions
Jess Nickerson, Assistant Director of Admissions
Kotei Nikoi, Assistant Professor, Department of GMDS
Jimmy A. Noriega, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
Chan Sok Park, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies; Chair, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Ashley Reid, Associate Director of Athletics
Suwatana Rockland, Costume Shop Supervisor/Costume Designer, Department of Theatre and Dance
Siavash Samei, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ibra Sene, Associate Professor, Department of History/Global and International Studies
Naoko Skala, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance
Zareen Thomas, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program
Zhenyu Tian, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
Fred Todd, Campus Safety Dispatcher, Campus Safety
Leslie E. Wingard, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of English; Interim Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Ziying You, Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Studies; East Asian Studies Program; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
