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For Immediate Action: Write UH Regents Now to Oppose the Proposed Option to Stop-out the Ethnic Studies BA. The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s (UHM) Department of Ethnic Studies (ES) arrives at our 50th anniversary with great pride in all that we have accomplished [THREAD]
ES grew out of the national civil rights, anti-war and student movements and the Hawaiʻi anti-eviction, land, labor, and sovereignty movements. Created in response to a mandate of Hawai‘i’s struggles to celebrate our histories, we perpetuate the legacies of Hawai‘i’s peoples
Instead of recognizing our growth, the Mānoa Budget Team has targeted Ethnic Studies for an option to “stop-out" our BA. This is unacceptable. Targeting Ethnic Studies under the cover of the pandemic-induced budget crisis is nothing short of institutional racism
Join us in demanding that the MBT acknowledge the 50 years of leadership and accomplishment of the ES Department and immediately withdraw the proposed option to “stop-out” the ES BA degree.
Please submit written testimony for the upcoming Board of Regents (BOR) meeting to [email protected] by Wednesday, September 16 by 8:30 am. You can also sign up to deliver an oral testimony by September 17 at 7am. The BOR meeting will convene at 8:30 am that day:
Share how Ethnic Studies at UHM has impacted you and your community
Ask the Mānoa Budget Team to provide evidence on how the option to “stop-out” ES will result in immediate projected savings.
Ask the Mānoa Budget Team to provide evidence on how the option to “stop-out” ES will result in immediate projected savings.
Demand that the administration stop targeting Ethnic Studies and immediately withdraw the option to “stop-out” ES.
Point out that even the option for a “stop-out” at this point can trigger a decrease in majors, weaken ES and provide no short-term cost savings for the university.
Point out that even the option for a “stop-out” at this point can trigger a decrease in majors, weaken ES and provide no short-term cost savings for the university.
To learn more about the recent recommendations of the Mānoa Budget Team Committee and how Ethnic Studies will be affected see Civil Beat and Ka Leo.
You can visit our website here: https://ethnicstudies.manoa.hawaii.edu/
