Journey Co-Leaders | Journey for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity

The Future Must Be About Action

“There is a hope for the end of racism, but for this to happen, there needs to be a culture of deep introspection, vigilance and corrective action that seeks to identify, expose and eradicate all remnants of racism within our institution. The Journey is the latest of several efforts and deliberate institutional initiatives to confront the reality of racism in our university, and to engender a culture that will seek to work against such racism in all that we do.”

–Journey Co-Leaders

“The Co-Leaders recognize the Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Ponca, Omaha, Winnebago, Kansas, Ioway, Sac and Fox, Cheyenne, Lakota, Arapaho, Dakota Nations within and beyond the state of Nebraska as the original stewards of the land and respect with great value those relationships.”

The Co-Leaders

Chancellor Ronnie Green leads the Journey with guidance from Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion Marco Barker and six co-leaders whose research, creative activity, and engagement explores addressing anti-racism and racial equity.

Lory J. Dance

Associate Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies

Kwame Dawes

Chancellor’s Professor of English, Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner

Anna W. Shavers

Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law and associate dean for diversity and inclusion

Kara Mitchell Viesca

Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education

Sergio C. Wals

Associate Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies

Colette Yellow Robe

Member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Academic Retention Specialist for TRIO Programs

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Our Philosophy

A reckoning with history and its impact on the present

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Our Role

Aligning and advancing strategic anti-racism and racial equity efforts

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Our Actions & Efforts

A chronological record of the co-leaders steps in the Journey

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A Synthesis of UNL Stakeholder Calls to Action in Summer 2020

During the conceptualization of UNL's anti-racism journey in the summer of 2020, many UNL stakeholders named issues and topics to be addressed. These contributions were analyzed and discussed by the Journey Co-Leaders, and a document was created to outline the synthesis of the contributions into themes.

Read the Themes