Dear AU Students,
As you are aware, members of university communities across the country have already been targeted with physical violence and racist or otherwise hateful speech in the wake of the U.S. elections. Our campus has not been spared from these tensions. At this moment, it is incumbent on us that we redouble our efforts to foster an inclusive and diverse academic community while respecting all forms of legal protest. Only by enabling and cherishing such an inclusive, diverse and politically active community will we survive and overcome the threats of the current national political climate.
As faculty members at American University, we are deeply concerned about racist graffiti and assaults on vulnerable minority students on campus. All students, whether black, brown, Muslim, Jewish, Arab, LGBTQ+, Latinx, Asian, Native American, female, those with disabilities and those with or without immigration papers, have the right to feel safe on campus. As professors we affirm our solidarity with our students and our condemnation of all forms of discrimination, bigotry, bullying, hate speech, sexual assault and violence.
We call upon the University leadership and administration to similarly reaffirm their unconditional commitment to American University’s mission of inclusion and diversity. We ask that University leadership continue to welcome students, faculty and staff from different races, ethnicities, economic backgrounds, genders, religions, sexual orientations and nationalities. We ask that university leadership protect academic freedom and assure faculty and students that we will be able to express our views in the classroom and respectfully disagree with each other when necessary. And we ask that when the situation calls for it, University leadership remain unequivocal in its protection of the right to nonviolent assembly and protest by students, faculty and staff.
We, the undersigned, stand with all members of our American University community as we work to uphold the pledges we have made in this letter. We thank you all for your hard work today and in the coming months.
Yours Sincerely,
Aaron P. Boesenecker, Assistant Professor, SIS
Cathy Lisa Schneider, Associate Professor, SIS
Daniel E. Esser, Associate Professor, SIS
Malini Ranganathan, Assistant Professor, SIS
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Professor, SIS
Randolph Persaud, Associate Professor, SIS
As of noontime on 21 November 2016, this open letter had been signed by 192 additional members of the American University faculty, for an overall total of 198 signatures. If you are a member of the American University faculty and wish to add your signature, please use this link: https://goo.gl/forms/firtfemCc5tl7KPH2.
All signatories, including the authors, as of noontime on November 21, 2016, are listed alphabetically below:
Aaron P. Boesenecker, Assistant Professor, SIS
Adam Auerbach, Assistant Professor, SIS
Adam Diamond, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Adam Tamashasky, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Adrienne LeBas, Associate Professor, Government/SPA
Adrienne Pine, Associate Professor, Anthropology/CAS
Agustina Giraudy, Assistant Professor, SIS
Alan Kraut, University Professor, History/CAS
Alex Hodges, Associate Librarian and Affiliate Associate Professor of Education, University Library and Education/CAS
Alexander Cromwell, Instructor, SIS and SPExS
Ali Erol, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Alison Thomas, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Department of Literature/CAS
Amanda Taylor, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor, SIS
Amy Eisman, Director, Media Entrepreneurship & Special Programs, SOC
Ana Serra, Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures/CAS
Anders Hardig, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Andrea Pearson, Associate Professor, Art History/CAS
Angela J. Davis, Professor, WCL
Angie Chuang, Associate Professor, SOC
Anita G. Sherman, Associate Professor, Literature/CAS
Anthony Wanis-St. John, Associate Professor, SIS
Aram Sinnreich, Associate Professor, SOC
Barbara Wien, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Bill Belding, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Bill Davies, Associate Professor, SPA
Boaz Atzili, Associate Professor, SIS
Bram Groen, Senior Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Brendon K. Vayo, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Brigid Maher, Associate Professor, SOC
Bruce Miller, Adjunct Instructor, Literature/CAS
C. Anne Claus, Assistant Professor, Anthropology/CAS
Cara Gabriel, Assistant Professor, Performing Arts/CAS
Carl LeVan, Associate Professor, SIS
Carolyn Gallaher, Associate Professor, SIS
Cathy Lisa Schneider, Associate Professor, SIS
Chana Barron, Assistant Professor, Justice, Law, and Criminology/SPA
Charles Cox, Senior Professorial Lecturer, College Writing Program/CAS
Chemi Montes, Associate Professor, Graphic Design/CAS
Chenyang Xiao, Associate Professor, Sociology/CAS
Chris Palmer, Distinguished Film Producer in Residence, SOC
Christine BN Chin, Professor, SIS
Christopher Simpson, Professor, SOC
Chuck Call, Associate Professor and Faculty President, SIS
Cindy Bair Van Dam, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Claire Brunel, Assistant Professor, SIS
Claire Griggs, Professorial Lecturer, Justice, Law, and Criminology/SPA
Claire Metelits, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Claudia Hofmann, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Dan Schneider, Assistant Professor, SIS
Daniel E. Esser, Associate Professor, SIS
Daniel Puskin, Professorial Lecturer, SPA
Dave Ohls, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
David Banks, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
David Bell Mislan, Assistant Professor, SIS
David Hirschmann, Professor, SIS
David Keplinger, Professor, Literature/CAS
David Pike, Professor, Literature/CAS
David Ramos, Professorial Lecturer, Art/CAS
David Vine, Associate Professor, Anthropology/CAS
Derrick L. Cogburn, Associate Professor, Institute on Disability and Public Policy/SIS
Despina Kakoudaki, Associate Professor, Literature/CAS
Diane Singerman, Associate Professor, Government/SPA
Doga Ulas Eralp, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Don Kimes, Professor, Art/CAS
Donna Dietz, Professorial Lecturer, Math/Stat and Computer Science/CAS
Dustin Friedman, Assistant Professor, Literature/CAS
Eileen J. Findlay, Professor, History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies/CAS
Elizabeth Cohn, Assistant Professor, SIS
Eric Hershberg, Professor, Government/SPA and Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
Erik Dussere, Associate Professor, Literature/CAS
Erin Collins, Assistant Professor, SIS
Ernesto Castañeda, Assistant Professor, Sociology/CAS
Esther Holtermann, Senior Professorial Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures/CAS
Evan Berry, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion/CAS
Eve Bratman, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Assistant Professor, SIS
Gary Weaver, Professor, SIS
Gay Young, Professor, Sociology/CAS
Gina Lambright, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Gordon Adams, Professor Emeritus, SIS
Guy Ziv, Assistant Professor, SIS
Heather McDonald, Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Helen Langa, Associate Professor, Art History/CAS
Hiroaki Ataka, Visiting Associate Professor, SIS
Ira P. Robbins, Professor, WCL
J. Ann Tickner, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, SIS
J. Hunter Hoskins, Professor, Literature/CAS
James Goldgeier, Professor, SIS
James Mittelman, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and University Professor Emeritus, SIS
Jane Palmer, Professorial Lecturer and Director, Community-Based Research Scholars Program, Justice, Law, and Criminology/SPA
Janet G. Auten, Director, Writing Center, Literature/CAS
Jeff Bachman, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Jeffrey Middents, Associate Professor, Literature/CAS
Jennifer Poole, Assistant Professor, SIS
Jenny Roberts, Professor, WCL
Jeremy Shiffman, Professor, Public Administration and Policy/SPA
Ji-Young Lee, Assistant Professor, SIS
Joanne Allen, Professorial Lecturer, Art History/CAS
Jocelyn McCarthy, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Joe Young, Associate Professor, SIS and SPA
John C. King, Assistant Professor, SIS
John Hyman, Director, College Writing Program, Literature/CAS
John Willoughby, Professor, Economics/CAS
Jonathan Fox, Professor, SIS
Jordanna Matlon, Assistant Professor, SIS
Judith Shapiro, Scholar in Residence and Director, NRSD Program, SIS
Juliana Martínez, Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures/CAS
Karen Baehler, Scholar in Residence, Department of Public Administration and Policy/SPA
Kate Resnick, Associate Professor, Art/CAS
Keith Darden, Associate Professor, SIS
Kelly Joyner, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Ken Conca, Professor, SIS
Kendra Salois, Assistant Professor, Performing Arts/CAS
Khaldoun Abou Assi, Assistant Professor, SPA
Kiho Kim, Professor, Environmental Science/CAS
Kim Blankenship, Professor, Sociology/CAS
Krista Tuomi, Assistant Professor, SIS
Kyle G. Dargan, Associate Professor, Literature/CAS
Lacey Wootton, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Laura Field, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Lauren Carruth, Assistant Professor, SIS
Lauren Weis, Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion/CAS
Leah Johnson, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Leena Jayaswal, Associate Professor, SOC
Leena Jayaswal, Associate Professor, SOC
Leonard Steinhorn, Professor, SOC
Lily Wong, Assistant Professor, Literature/CAS
Linda Lucia Lubrano, Professor Emerita, SIS
Lindsey Green-Simms, Assistant Professor, Literature/CAS
Louis W. Goodman, Professor, SIS
Lydia Morris Fettig, Senior Professorial Lecturer, CAS
Maggie Burnette Stogner, Associate Professor, SOC
Maina Singh, Scholar in Residence, SIS
Malini Ranganathan, Assistant Professor, SIS
Marion Dixon, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Martyn Oliver, Professorial Lecturer, Philosophy and Religion/CAS
Mary Gray, Professor, Math/Stat and Computer Science/CAS
Max Paul Friedman, Professor, History/CAS
Melissa Scholes Young, Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Michael Bader, Assistant Professor, Sociology/CAS
Michael E. Tigar, Emeritus Professor, WCL
Michelle Engert, Scholar in Residence, Justice, Law, and Criminology/SPA
Mike Schroeder, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Miles Kahler, Distinguished Professor, SIS
Mirjana Morosini, Instructor, SIS
Molly Dondero, Assistant Professor, Sociology/CAS
Nancy L. Sachs, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Nathan A. Paxton, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Professor, SIS
Paul Wapner, Professor, SIS
Pek Koon Heng, Assistant Professor, SIS
Quansheng Zhao, Professor, SIS
Rachel Louise Snyder, Associate Professor, Literature/CAS
Rachel S. Robinson, Associate Professor, SIS
Randall Henning, Professor, SIS
Randolph Persaud, Associate Professor, SIS
Rebecca Hamilton, Assistant Professor, WCL
Robert Kelley, Assistant Professor, SIS
Robert L. Tsai, Professor, WCL
Robert Tomasko, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer and Director, Social Enterprise Program, SIS
Roberta Rubenstein, Professor of Literature, Literature/CAS
Robin Broad, Professor, SIS
Rosemary E Shinko, Assistant Professor, SIS
Sally Shelton-Colby, Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, SIS
Sarah Cleeland Knight, Assistant Professor, SIS
Sarah J Trembath, Instructor, College Writing Program/CAS
Sarah Marsh, Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Sarah Snyder, Associate Professor, SIS
Saul Newman, Associate Professor, Government/SPA
Scott Freeman, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Shadi Mokhtari, Assistant Professor, SIS
Shalini Venturelli, Associate Professor, SIS
Sharon Weiner, Associate Professor, SIS
Shawn Bates, Assistant Professor, SIS
Shoon Murray, Associate Professor, SIS
Simon Nicholson, Assistant Professor, SIS
Stephanie Fischer, Executive in Residence, SIS
Stephen J. Silvia, Professor, SIS
Stephen Tankel, Assistant Professor, SIS
Stina Oakes, Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Sunita Patel, Practitioner in Residence, WCL
Susan McDonic, Assistant Professor, Sociology/CAS
Susan Shepler, Associate Professor, SIS
Susan Thomas, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Susanna Campbell, Assistant Professor, SIS
Tazreena Sajjad, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Therese Runstedtler, Associate Professor, History and Critical Race, Gender & Culture Studies/CAS
Todd Eisenstadt, Professor, Government/SPA
Tom Moriarty, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Tony Quainton, Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, SIS
Trisha Reichler, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, Literature/CAS
Tristan Cabello, Professoral Lecturer, Race, Gender and Culture Studies/CAS
Victoria Kiechel, Professorial Lecturer, SIS
Vidyamali Samarasinghe, Professor, SIS
Wanda L. Wigfall-Williams, Assistant Professor, SIS
Yang Zhang, Assistant Professor, SIS
