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TownieDeac said:
February 20, 2020

Dear Wake Forest community,

As you know, Wake Forest University continues efforts to examine its history and reconcile its implications for our present and our future. During Founders’ Day Convocation later this afternoon, I will acknowledge the University’s participation in the institution of slavery and offer an apology for how Wake Forest benefitted from the labor and sale of enslaved people. This moment will be another step in our efforts to confront our past.

In 2017, Wake Forest joined the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium to learn alongside other institutions of higher education how best to address historical and contemporary issues dealing with race and inequality among our communities. Last May, in a moving moment of remembrance, faculty, staff and students read the names of enslaved individuals sold to benefit the University endowment in 1860. In July, I established the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community and affirmed the continuing efforts of the Slavery, Race and Memory Project. These working groups are part of a larger institutional effort to illuminate our history, address our present and reaffirm our commitments for the future. As a society, we continue to wrestle with racism and white supremacy. As an educational community, we must challenge these dual plagues head on.

Founders’ Day Convocation provides an opportunity to acknowledge our past and recognize individuals who model what we aspire to be. The infrastructure established by the Slavery, Race and Memory Project will empower us to take the action necessary for an apology to have meaning. In the next few months, Wake Forest will publish the first volume in a series of collected works that capture the scope of activity taking place.

If you can attend, I look forward to seeing you at 4 p.m. in Wait Chapel for this important event. If you cannot attend in person, live streaming is available.

Sincerely,


Nathan O. Hatch
President
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Very cool/I’m sure he just triggered the boomers
 
on a scale of one to time warner employee how pissed is knight
 
the Perfect Policy President just pardoned this absolute maniac

 
I guess it's nice and all that but what's the big deal ? The university was founded in 1834 so no one's shocked to hear that there were slaves in Wake County at the time. hatch is apologizing for something neither he nor any of us had anything to do with. Unless he's offering a bunch of scholarships to African Americans, it's a 7-second sound bite, leading into Lanie Pope telling us about 1/2-inch of snow.
 
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That population number has go to be for all of Pitt County, btw.
 
I mean, what does Wake pay an entry level Pit worker ?
 
BiffTannen said:
I guess it's nice and all that but what's the big deal ? The university was founded in 1834 so no one's shocked to hear that there were slaves in Wake County at the time. hatch is apologizing for something neither he nor any of us had anything to do with. Unless he's offering a bunch of scholarships to African Americans, it's a 7-second sound bite, leading into Lanie Pope telling us about 1/2-inch of snow.
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Pretty well summarized in the first sentence of the email: efforts to examine its history and reconcile its implications for our present and our future.

Students have complained in recent race relations forums at Wake that the administration hasn't done exactly the above. It's a good response, and I'm sure just one in a series of steps they're being consulted to take. I suspect something that makes a difference to a current student of color won't do the same for a Gen X alumnus in Myers Park, but that's not really the point.
 
Greenville is definitely the best place for singles with herpes. Everybody fucking has herpes in Greenville. That place is an absolute shithole.
 
Meh, I'm pretty cynical about it. It's not like Wake is doing something groundbreaking here. Georgetown U is actually paying reparations. Pretty sure Wake isn't doing that. Students at Wake and other university in America are always complaining about something. If the university can do something to make students feel better about their place on campus and revise its place in history I guess that's good.
 
BiffTannen said:
Meh, I'm pretty cynical about it. It's not like Wake is doing something groundbreaking here. Georgetown U is actually paying reparations. Pretty sure Wake isn't doing that. Students at Wake and other university in America are always complaining about something. If the university can do something to make students feel better about their place on campus and revise its place in history I guess that's good.
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Nobody suggesting it's groundbreaking.
 
BiffTannen said:
Meh, I'm pretty cynical about it. It's not like Wake is doing something groundbreaking here. Georgetown U is actually paying reparations. Pretty sure Wake isn't doing that. Students at Wake and other university in America are always complaining about something. If the university can do something to make students feel better about their place on campus and revise its place in history I guess that's good.
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They are paying reparations because they directly owned and sold slaves to fund their operations. I could be wrong, but I don't think Wake is in the same position.
 
Love to be informed that the University is moving to Adverse Weather Condition 1 which means...nothing, it means nothing. I can leave and use vacation if I want. Well, no shit.
 
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