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March 9, 2022
Dear FAS Colleagues,
We, the signed members of Yale Faculty Senate, condemn the unprompted and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, a democratic nation, by Russia. Universities are central to the defense of democracies, as they share with democracies the principles of free and unfettered debate, and the ability to challenge authority in the pursuit of truth. As scholars, we reject the erasure of history imposed by an imperialist narrative to justify the invasion of a peaceful, sovereign nation. Finally, we are deeply concerned for our academic colleagues and their students who are trapped by the attack, for those in need of humanitarian aid, for our own community members with family and friends in Ukraine, and for Russian citizens protesting their criminal regime.
For more information and links to ways you can help, please see Professor Timothy Snyder’s compilation, a list circulated by Yale students at the February 28th rally. Also, scientists can support displaced Ukrainian scientists using this form to be added to this database.
Best regards,
Sybil Alexandrov, FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
David Bercovici, FAS Senator
R. Howard Bloch, FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
Elisa Celis, FAS Senator
Aimee Cox, FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
Nicholas A. Christakis, FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
Marta Figlerowicz, FAS Senator
Alessandro Gomez, FAS Senator
Valerie Horsley, FAS Senate Chair
Matthew Frye Jacobson, FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
Gerald Jaynes, FAS FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
Paul North, FAS Senator
Maria M. Piñango, FAS Senator
Ruzica Piskac, FAS Senator
Larry Samuelson, FAS Senator
Kathryn Slanski, FAS Senator
Jason Stanley, FAS Senator
Paul Van Tassel, FAS Senator
Rebecca Toseland, FAS Senator
Meg Urry, FAS Senate Executive Committee Member
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