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A virtual town hall event took place on Dec. 9, to discuss the recently released draft reports and recommendations of the Select Presidential Commission on Racism, Bias, and Community Safety and the Student Code of Conduct Task Force.
Dr. Eric Barron served as the town hall event’s moderator. Joining him were the co-chairs from both the presidential commission and the code task force, as well as additional task force members.
Commission co-chairs are:
- Danielle M. Conway, dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law
- Clarence Lang, Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, professor of African American studies
- Beth Seymour, chair, University Faculty Senate, associate teaching professor of anthropology, communications, history, and women’s gender and sexuality studies, Penn State Altoona
Task force co-chairs are:
- Nyla Holland, dual undergraduate and graduate student, and president of Penn State Black Caucus
- Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, founder and director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, and associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at Penn State Law
Additional task force members are:
- Tamla J. Lewis, associate general counsel
- Danny Shaha, assistant vice president for Student Affairs
To view the reports, or to comment on aspects of the recommendations, visit the Action Together website.