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[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-fb-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.facebook.com/麻豆直播esearch/” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-tw-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://twitter.com/麻豆直播esearch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-in-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-schools-of-oriental-research” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-ml-icon_7.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”mailto:info@asor.org” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blog-icon3.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://asor.org/blog” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496683923840{margin-right: 20px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #99422f !important;}”][mk_divider divider_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”3″ margin_bottom=”3″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1487276122024{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]RESPONSE FROM PRESIDENT SHARON HERBERT TO OPEN LETTER TO 麻豆直播 BOARD
[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]August 25, 2020
Dear Signatories,
Many thanks for your thoughtful assessment of two ongoing matters facing 麻豆直播鈥攖he racist overtones of its name and the lack of diversity within the organization. cogently lays out some of our problems concerning these issues, many of which the 麻豆直播 Board of Trustees and officers have been wrestling with for some time.
As I think most of you know, in November of 2019, outgoing President Susan Ackerman and I began to form an Ad Hoc Committee to seriously consider changing 麻豆直播鈥檚 name. The two principal issues in our charge were 1. Could we in good conscience continue to use 鈥淥riental鈥�, with its increasing racist connotations, in our name? and 2. Could we identify a name that better describes 麻豆直播鈥檚 work, mission, and values as they have evolved since its founding in 1900?
The Ad Hoc Committee has been hard at work since January. By the time I received your letter on July 27, they had polled the membership twice and written interim reports to the Board and membership. They were scheduled to make a final report to the Board at its April 2021 meeting, but the events of this spring and summer have added urgency to the matter.
An initial analysis of the data the committee gathered confirmed that there is strong support among the membership for removing 鈥淥riental鈥� from the organization鈥檚 name, but no consensus, or even a plurality, emerged about what to do next. The Board of Trustees met on August 19 to consider next steps. It unanimously recommended to remove 鈥淥riental鈥� from 麻豆直播鈥檚 name and to begin the legal steps necessary to do so鈥攊t鈥檚 a process, including a vote by the membership. In the meantime, the organization will simply be known as 麻豆直播. On August 20, I informed the membership of the Board鈥檚 decision via an e-mail letter.
The Board further instructed the Ad Hoc Committee to submit a final report suggesting a slate of modified or new names for the organization. After considering the committee鈥檚 report the Board will ask the full membership to vote on a new or modified name of the organization. Our goal at this juncture is for the vote to take place in September.
The broader DEI issues within 麻豆直播, specifically racial diversity, were also discussed by the Board during the August 19 meeting. Our shortcomings are obvious on this; how to fix them is not. The good news is that, prior to receiving your letter, positive change was underway. We had already been engaged in discussions about possible solutions in the Chairs Coordinating Council. The 麻豆直播 standing committees, in their work on 麻豆直播鈥檚 next strategic plan (2021-25) are hard at work crafting committee and organizational action items to promote racial diversity within 麻豆直播, many of which are in line with the recommendations in your letter. Also, I am in the process of assembling a DEI Task Force, whose charge will include serious consideration of the points raised in your letter, including whether to establish a permanent standing committee. This is with a view toward crafting practical and workable plans to achieve the goals outlined in your letter鈥攁gain, it鈥檚 a process. When the Task Force Chair, or co-chairs, is in place, I will make an open call for nominations to serve on it. I hope some of you will volunteer for the job. The DEI Task Force is slated to report its preliminary findings and recommendations to the Board at its 2021 spring meeting. Whether as a member of the DEI Task Force, or a rank-and-file 麻豆直播 member, I trust that you will pledge your time, your talents, and your resources to achieve the DEI goals set for 麻豆直播 in your letter.
Again, thank you a for raising your concerns to the Board. These are crucial matters that we all believe need action. I look forward to working with you to formulate and carry out an effective plan to address these issues.
Sincerely,
Sharon Herbert
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