Dr. 金伯利·比蒂，校长

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share the news that the Independence 2月11日，一名警察因公殉职. 29岁，2024年，是我们大都会的一员 社区书院校友家庭.

Officer Cody Allen graduated from 十大娱乐彩票平台-Blue河’s Police Academy in 2009. 他曾 two stints with the Independence 警察局 and had also worked for the Grandview 警察局.

Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman said Officer Allen “always had a smile. … He 能在瞬间解除威胁吗. 他就在那儿支持你.”

Our 十大娱乐彩票平台 community of students, alumni, faculty and staff join me in sending our thoughts and concern to Officer Allen’s loved ones, co-workers, friends and everyone touched 他的不幸损失和这场毫无意义的悲剧.

I offer this statement in light of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding Affirmative 行动.

十大娱乐彩票平台 has an open admission policy, which means all students who apply for admission 能被所有十大娱乐彩票平台学院录取吗. 虽然这一决定不会直接影响 the majority of our offerings, we are reviewing all our programs to ensure we adapt 我们的策略非常尊重法律界限.

The law may change, but 十大娱乐彩票平台’s commitment to educational equity and access will not.

Our mission is to provide public access to lifelong learning that empowers individuals, 促进堪萨斯城地区的社区和进步. 我们汲取灵感 我们的使命是 Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities for all. 

As President Obama stated following the ruling, “Now it's up to all of us to give young people the opportunities they deserve — and help students everywhere benefit 从新的角度看.”

Last May, the world watched in horror the video of George 弗洛伊德 losing his life at 当时的明尼阿波利斯警察德里克·肖文的手. 4月20日，关注 of the world was once again focused on Minneapolis as a jury convicted Chauvin on 三项罪名，包括对奥巴马的二级谋杀. 弗洛伊德.

While this verdict brought a measure of relief to the 弗洛伊德 family and many in communities of color, we cannot now turn a blind eye to continued acts of police violence, particularly 那些针对有色人种的.

都会社区学院 continues to stay committed to teaching and embracing 公平、正义和多样性的理想. 我们也致力于培训和 graduating police officers through our Public Safety Institute who are dedicated to 保护和服务所有社会成员. 只有通过教育和对话， and the resulting reforms, can true progress be made in ending this cycle of violence 长期以来，这一直是我国历史上令人悲伤的一章.

The past 12 months have been a time of great tragedy, challenge and achievement in 这个国家. 不幸的是，对于我们社会的一部分人，亚裔美国人来说，皮疹 暴力袭击事件也使这一时期变得越来越令人恐惧. 图像和故事 of physical and verbal assaults against Asian-Americans have been truly heartbreaking. The fact that so many of these assaults have been conducted against the most vulnerable of our fellow citizens makes the attacks even more disturbing and the actions of the 袭击者更加可恶和懦弱.

In the wake of these attacks, 都会社区学院 stands more resolved than ever to support diversity education and to address the root cause of these attacks. 重要的事实是，言语是有后果的. 虽然这次大流行给我们带来了压力 on us all, scapegoating and targeting a segment of our population is never an acceptable 行动方针.

I am encouraged to see our elected leaders speaking out against this violence. My hope is that strong stances from our leaders will lead to a swift reduction in violence 打开重要的对话渠道. 这些针对亚裔美国人的袭击 so closely on the heels of the attack on the United States Capitol where hateful and racist imagery was on display, and as the trial in the murder of George 弗洛伊德 gets underway, make it clear how far we as Americans have to grow in race relations. 让我们 不要让仇恨征服了本应充满希望和新生的季节.

Dr. 金伯利比蒂
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