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Q&A with REDI Task Force Chair Beatriz Magaloni

News February 1, 2022

Q&A with REDI Task Force Chair Beatriz Magaloni

News February 1, 2022

The new chair of the Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force, Professor Beatriz Magaloni, discusses the group's final report, which makes recommendations on how to address the ways in which systemic racism manifests at Stanford and FSI.

A Message from Beatriz Magaloni, REDI Task Force Chair

News December 10, 2021

A Message from Beatriz Magaloni, REDI Task Force Chair

News December 10, 2021

The new Chair of REDI discusses the contents of the REDI report and what we can do now.

Letter in Support of Hakeem Jefferson

News November 9, 2021

Letter in Support of Hakeem Jefferson

News November 9, 2021

Faculty members in Stanford’s political science department, and members of the department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI), offer their perspective on the recent attacks on their colleague Hakeem Jefferson.

REDI Task Force Letter in Support of Hakeem Jefferson

News November 9, 2021

REDI Task Force Letter in Support of Hakeem Jefferson

News November 9, 2021

A message from REDI Task Force Chair, Beatriz Magaloni

Statement Against the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

News March 22, 2021

Statement Against the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

News March 22, 2021

The constant exercise of care and vigilance, moral courage and fortitude, consideration and sympathy are all required to address this bane on our history and society.

Task Force at FSI Focuses on Racial Equity

News February 9, 2021

Task Force at FSI Focuses on Racial Equity

News February 9, 2021

Since its creation in the summer of 2020, the Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force has been addressing the ways in which systemic racism manifests at Stanford, at FSI and in the study of global affairs.

A Message from Gabrielle Hecht, REDI Task Force Chair

News November 9, 2020

A Message from Gabrielle Hecht, REDI Task Force Chair

News November 9, 2020

REDI Task Force Letter in Support of Hakeem Jefferson

A Message from REDI Task Force Chair, Beatriz Magaloni

Statement of Support

A Message from Gabrielle Hecht, REDI Task Force Chair

Our world has entered a new phase of racial reckoning. Thanks to the gruesome and grueling evidence offered by citizen-videographers, widely distributed and amplified by social media, it has become impossible to deny the disregard for Black lives at all levels of our society. Sustained attention to systemic racism prompts a seismic shift in the national conversation...

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Statement Against the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

We are profoundly appalled and deeply concerned by the rapid rise of anti-Asian racism and violence since the start of the pandemic....

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