The deans of the schools and colleges of Elon University issued the following statement on June 1, 2020.
Dear Elon Community,
The deans of the schools and colleges at Elon University stand unequivocally united against racism and police brutality. We believe Black Lives Matter. We are working to ensure our faculty and staff colleagues are better equipped to teach and lean into conversations that will help our nation and world change for the better. Hold us accountable to promote diversity and inclusion. Hold us accountable for recruiting and retaining diverse students, faculty and staff. Hold us accountable for meeting our diversity and inclusion goals. We are here to support our students, our faculty and our staff colleagues. We will work in our personal and professional spheres to make a difference.
Sincerely,
Luke Bierman, dean, School of Law
Ann Bullock, dean, School of Education
Rochelle L. Ford, dean, School of Communications
Rebecca Neiduski, dean, School of Health Sciences
Gabie Smith, dean, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences
Raghu Tadepalli, dean, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
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Luke Bierman
Professor of Law and Dean Emeritx at the Elon University School of Law
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Ann Bullock
Dr. Jo Watts Williams Dean of Education, Professor of Education, and Director of Teacher Education
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Becky Neiduski
Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Professor of Health Sciences
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Gabie Smith
Dean of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology
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Raghu Tadepalli
Dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
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Rochelle Ford
Dean of the School of Communications and Professor of Strategic Communications