<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">April 9, 2021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">Message from the Department of Anthropology at SUNY Plattsburgh.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">In light of the recent events involving a SUNY Plattsburgh employee's racist comment over social media, we as the Department of Anthropology would like to reaffirm and restate our commitment to diversity of all kinds and to our students' identities. People who choose to broker in hate or devaluation of others should not be the loudest voices on campus. Use of inflammatory hate language is not acceptable and does not reflect the values that we teach and attempt to inspire in our students. Words matter, whether motivated by hate, by ignorance, or by insensitivity, the user remains responsible for what they utter. We call for a culture of responsibility on campus. We abhor hate speech and believe that it ought to be called out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">We, as anthropologists and members of the Plattsburgh community, support diversity in all its forms, we support people of diverse identities and cultures. We support and value the diversity in each and every one of our students and we value the diversity that SUNY students bring to the Plattsburgh area. Our support for our students comes from our deep understanding of humanity and culture; diversity is to be treasured, fostered, and respected. It is essential that members of our community be accepting and inclusive and actively reject discourses and behaviors that demean or devalue people, particularly on the basis of their identities or perceived differences.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">Please stand with us and share our message. Diversity is good and it is good for everybody.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">Whoever you are, and wherever you are from, we welcome you with open arms,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">The Faculty of the Department of Anthropology</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">Redcay Hall</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt">SUNY Plattsburgh</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>