Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

W W W. P A C E . E D U / D Y S O N 7 Supporting Social Justice I n the wake of the summer 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd, Pace University commi ed to intensifying effo s to become an antiracist institution. Initiatives this year included founding the new Gosin Center for Equity and Inclusion, with the overarching goal of increasing oppo unities for members of underrepresented groups; dedicating a week to on-campus social justice–centered open forums; displaying faculty advocacy for diversity in the sciences; and creating new murals of unison and hope. Dyson College looks forward to expanding upon these initiatives for years to come. A Week of Social Justice Monday, October 26, to Friday, October 30, marked the first Social Justice Week at Pace University, fu hering our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The weeklong event consisted of a series of social justice–centered programs across both the New York City and Pleasantville campuses and vi ually. Held in memory of Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr., a Pace University junior and football player who was shot and killed by a Pleasantville police officer in 2010, Social Justice Week was organized by our Amari Perez '23, Applied Psychology and Human Relations student and president of the Black Student Union on Pace's Pleasantville campus, addresses the crowd during Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr.'s jersey retirement ceremony. Assistant Dean for Diversity and Equity in the A s Joins Dyson College Dyson College was pleased to bring on board S. Brian Jones, an award- winning and well-respected a ist, writer, and a s educator, as Pace's first assistant dean for diversity and equity in the a s. "We are delighted to welcome S. Brian Jones to Dyson College and the Pace University community, and we are grateful for the generous suppo from the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations for helping to make that happen," said Tresmaine R. Grimes, dean, Dyson College of A s and Sciences and School of Education. "He brings a wealth of experience to this newly created position that will serve him well as he embarks upon coordinating the many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives already on campus, as well as those that will be developed by Pace University's newly established Barry M. and Jackie Gosin Center for Equity and Inclusion." "I am privileged and honored to be joining Pace University, an institution commi ed to being on the forefront of providing oppo unities for underserved and underrepresented communities, with a sound understanding that diversity and equity not only have a place in our society but they are, in fact, the seeds that one day will save it," said Jones. W W W . P A C E . E D U / D Y S O N 7

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