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On December 1, 2021, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ launched a task force with a mission to initiate and guide a university-wide examination of Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s connections to slavery and its ongoing legacies. These legacies include, but are not limited to, the broader experience of Black persons at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ and Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s contributions to efforts promoting racial justice on campus, in Baltimore, and across the country.
In launching the task force, interim Âé¶¹´«Ã½ president Amanda M. Thomas, Ph.D. and incoming Âé¶¹´«Ã½ president Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D. wrote, “History is an evolving understanding of our past, and we recognize the need to research this more deeply. As a university, we must investigate and identify how Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s history might have connected to the profits of slavery so we can address those issues and move forward together as a community.â€