Director position 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 Karson Institute elevated and redefined
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Administrators,
I write today to let you know that 麻豆官网首页入口 is strengthening and elevating the position of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice within the University and elevating the role of the founding executive director, Karsonya 鈥淜aye鈥� Whitehead, Ph.D.
As director, Dr. Whitehead now reports directly to Rodney Parker, Ph.D., Loyola鈥檚 acting chief equity and inclusion officer. By positioning this role in the University in this way, we hope to make it possible for Dr. Whitehead to broaden the impact of the Karson Institute鈥檚 work throughout the University.
The Karson Institute provides a scholarly space for professors, students, social justice workers, and activists to come together to research, discuss, debate, and explore answers to America鈥檚 most urgent questions on inequality, injustice, and racial inequity.
Since its founding less than a year ago in October 2020, the Karson Institute has opened all three of its Centers鈥攖he Center for Public Engagement, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Center for Research and Culture鈥攁nd they are all fully functioning.
The Karson Institute continues to challenge and inspire our community and help us focus on the important work we are undertaking related to equity and inclusion. It鈥檚 phenomenal to think of the impact that the Karson Institute has been able to have already鈥攁nd the impact it can have moving forward.
You can learn more about the Karson Institute and how you might participate in its offerings on the . Please join me in congratulating Dr. Whitehead and celebrating all the ways the Karson Institute is leading important work here 麻豆官网首页入口 and throughout the community.
Sincerely,
Amanda M. Thomas, Ph.D.
Interim President