Numerous faculty, alumni, students, community members and descendants of enslaved laborers spoke at the dedication, which was streamed virtually.
University staff and faculty, who qualify to get vaccinated under phase 1c, have been eligible to receive a vaccination since April 1.
The University went online due to the pandemic only a week after last year’s Student Council elections, during the transition period just before their administration took office.
In a period of time where the nation holds polarizing views regarding various issues, Minow emphasized the importance of facing the past.
The incoming administration will take office next week.
The panel was moderated by Corey D.B. Walker, the Wake Forest Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University. Larycia Hawkins, assistant professor of politics and religious studies, and Religious Studies Prof. Charles Mathewes completed Tuesday’s panel.
There have been 1,821 total cases reported during the spring semester as of Wednesday, in comparison to 1,548 total cases reported during the fall semester.
The Memorial will be dedicated one year after the initially planned formal dedication date, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event encompassed topics including Black identity, voter suppression, minorities in politics and youth engagement.
Some of Oluo's tips included listening to what's already been said about race, relying on structure before sentiment, disinvesting from white supremacy and committing to learning and grow.
The seven-day average positivity rate is currently 0.45 percent compared to the 0.27 percent average reported last Sunday.
This expands eligibility to around 7,000 individuals based on preregistration information from the Commonwealth's online registration system.
Third-year College student Adwoa Asiedu recently garnered the support of the Third Year Council, Student Council Executive Board and Black Student Alliance on her Grade Forgiveness petition.
Study abroad programs are dependent on evolving public health conditions both in Virginia and in the country of study.
CPD described the suspect as a blonde male with light eyes in his 30s, who was wearing dark pants with a brown belt at the time of the assault.
Every graduating student will have the opportunity to walk down the Lawn.
Both the IFC and ISC first suspended all in-person gatherings Feb. 26 following a record-breaking spike in new cases the week of Feb. 14.
For now, students are urged to continue compliance with public health measures including mask-wearing, social-distancing and attending weekly prevalence testing appointments.
The University also said that there may be a need to continue some public health guidelines, but that they will be “much less restrictive” than those in place currently.
The Robert E. Lee statue was first erected in 1924 in what was then known as Lee Park, while the Stonewall Jackson statue was erected in 1921 in then-Jackson Park.
