Dear campus community,
We learned today about an anti-Semitic incident in which one of our professors was targeted with an anonymous hateful and threatening message. Our police department will be investigating, and we urge anyone with information about this or any similar incident to contact our Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination or UCPD.
Unfortunately, hateful messages targeted at marginalized groups on our campus are more common than any of us would like to believe. And while not all incidents rise to the level of requiring a police investigation as this one does, they are nonetheless damaging and odious.
Therefore, we remind you of our Principles of Community and urge us all to make a renewed commitment to this particular principle:
We affirm the dignity of all individuals and strive to uphold a just community in which discrimination and hate are not tolerated.
Thank you for all you do to make Berkeley a place where all are welcomed, included and affirmed.
Sincerely,
Carol Christ, Chancellor
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Chair, Academic Senate
Zaynab AbdulQadir-Morris, President, ASUC
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