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Identifier
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ar_009
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Title
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University of Michigan Central Student Government Assembly Resolution 6-039; A Resolution to Support the Creation of a ME/NA Racial Category
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Description
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Resolution by UM Central Student Government requesting ME/NA be added as an official racial category for use on all University documentation.
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Creator
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Jad Elharake
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Nadine Jawad
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Silan Fadlallah
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Devin Jones
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Ibtihal Makki
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Subject
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Arab Americans -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
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Middle Eastern students -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
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Student organizations -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
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University of Michigan -- Students
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Source
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https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/149169
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Publisher
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University of Michigan Central Student Government
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Spatial Coverage
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University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor
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Date
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2017
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Type
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Text
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Format
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text/PDF 93 kB
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Rights
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This content may be under copyright. Researchers are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.
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Rights Holder
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Copyright is held by the Regents of the University of Michigan but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.
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Language
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Eng
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Provenance
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Resolution originally written by the University of Michigan Central Student Government. Resolution was later saved (without alteration) by the Islamophobia Working Group (University of Michigan) on 2019-01-28 to be compiled with a larger collection about MENA students and activism.
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Bibliographic Citation
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[item], https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/149169, Islamophobia Working Group (University of Michigan) records, Bentley Historical Library,
University of Michigan
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extracted text
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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 6-039
A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A ME/NA RACIAL CATEGORY
WHEREAS,
the University has demonstrated a commitment to efforts of diversity and
inclusion through implementation of strategies related to the plan for Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)1; AND
WHEREAS,
as cited by the DEI plan, Michigan strives “to broaden its diversity and
strengthen its inclusiveness” and “our strong tradition of student activism and
striving for change” has “led us to this next concerted effort to create a diverse,
equitable and inclusive environment for our entire campus community”1; AND
WHEREAS,
the U-M Central Student Government (CSG) seeks to “promote academic
freedom and responsibility, foster fellowship and collaboration among the
Students, and guarantee a public forum for Student expression”2; AND
WHEREAS,
the Middle Eastern and North African (ME/NA) community has historically
raised a concern that there is a lack of official recognition of their identity and
existence on campus, having to identify as white; AND
WHEREAS,
in these cases, among others, ME/NA students must identify as white on the
Census, CommonApp, Graduate school applications, University job applications,
etc.3; AND
WHEREAS,
the Islamophobia Working Group (IWG) has identified this issue as a key area of
concern4; AND
WHEREAS,
the lack of institutional memory, documentation and recognition regarding the
historical presence of the ME/NA community on campus further illustrates the
severity of the issue and disempowerment of ME/NA community; AND
1
DEI Strategic Plan
CSG Constitution
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Michigan Law Review: PROPOSED RECLASSIFICATION OF ARAB AMERICANS ON THE 2020
CENSUS
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Islamophobia Working Group DEI Report
2
1
WHEREAS,
the inability to collectively identify ME/NA students is problematic for a scope
of issues including allocation of funding, official ceremonies, and bias incident
reporting; AND
WHEREAS,
students within the IWG and ME/NA community have met with Dr. Kedra Ishop,
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management; and Erica Sanders, Director of
Undergraduate Admissions; AND
WHEREAS,
these concerns have neither been resolved nor prioritized as we have been met
with logistical and bureaucratic explanations for inaction; THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED,
CSG recognizes the need for a ME/NA racial category to be created for use as a
racial category on all University documents that collect racial and ethnic
demographic data in order to identify the ME/NA community on our campus;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED,
CSG supports all efforts to implement creation of the ME/NA racial category;
AND BE IT FINALLY
RESOLVED,
this resolution will be sent to Dr. Mark Schlissel, President; Dr. Royster Harper,
Vice President for Student Life; Dr. Robert Sellers, Vice Provost for Equity and
Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer; Dr. Paul Courant, Interim Provost and
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dr. Kedra Ishop, Vice Provost
for Enrollment Management; the Office of the Registrar; and the Graduate
Admissions Board voicing student support for the creation of a ME/NA racial
category.
Authors
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Jad Elharake, LSA
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Devin Jones, LSA
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Nadine Jawad, Gerald R. Ford School
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Ibtihal Makki, LSA
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Silan Fadlallah, LSA
Attest
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Tania Haddad, Engineering
Speaker of the Assembly
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Joe Goldberg
Vice Speaker of the Assembly
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President’s Approval
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David Schafer
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