Thursday, January 24, 2019

Walking the earth like brothers and sisters


“We’ve learned to fly the air like birds. We’ve learned to swim the seas like fish. And yet we haven’t learned to walk the earth like brothers and sisters.” (The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

On Monday we honored the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s timeless messages of peace, love and harmony remain as purposeful today as they were over 50 years ago when his life was tragically cut short.  

While we do many things well at Bloomsburg University, we still have work to do in some areas.  One of those areas for improvement is serving our underrepresented population of students, faculty and staff. On that note, I have recently charged a small group of BU faculty and staff – a Presidential Commission on Diversity and Inclusion – with reviewing all of BU’s offices, departments, programs and initiatives and making recommendations that will ensure ours is a welcoming university that embraces diversity and inclusion in all aspects.

I am grateful to the members of this commission; their work begins this semester.  Over the next several months, you will hear more about them, their findings and recommendations.  Please support them, and the vital mission they will be undertaking. 

I ask you to join me in making BU a welcoming community for all so that we can “walk the earth like brothers and sisters.”

Thank you and GO HUSKIES!

Bashar W. Hanna
President

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