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Associate Professor of English Prudence Layne organized The CoRE: Conversations on Race and Equity to discuss community issues in Burlington and Alamance County

The 22 students of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Academy's 14th cohort came to campus for a two-day orientation that replaced the program's typical summer enrichment program.

This is the first in a series of virtual forums that runs through Sept. 7 and will focus on race and policing. Associate Professor of English Prudence Layne organized the forums to strengthen conversation among the community, area leaders, and government officials.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ took its annual Summer in the Village enrichment program online this year by building a broader team to support students.

Cynthia Hernandez L’20, with guidance from Assistant Professor Taleed El-Sabawi, compiled a checklist sent to North Carolina lawyers who defend clients facing murder charges under the state’s new "death by distribution" law.

The oldest students participating in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Summer in the Village program were paired with nine ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students to create projects focused on cultivating and understanding empathy.

The nine-day, virtual version of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Explorers was designed by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty, alumni, and undergraduates to boost scientific thinking and skills in Alamance-Burlington School System middle schoolers through synchronous and asynchronous experiments.

The resource bank offers guidance on how to engage with the community during the pandemic.

The women’s tennis team, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Athletics and Kernodle Center for Civic Life are working together to provide virtual tennis lessons to children at the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Alamance County.

The Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education will host four discussions focused on race, racial injustice and anti-racism during its annual Summer Race, Reflections and Discussion Series.