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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> Stand Against Bigotry and Hate March 19, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Late on Wednesday, our country experienced yet more acts of violence that resulted in deaths and brought the horror of hate
crimes to the front of our minds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Whether you are a student or member of our faculty or staff, we all share the obligation to “foster. . . respect for the individual”
as we state in our School of Pharmacy values. That means respecting and honoring every individual and their individuality. It means condemning acts of violence.
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Class of ’24 wrote a pledge of professionalism
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">that specifically reflects the obligations of every Pitt Pharmacy person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Let us all affirm the sentiment so well expressed by the Class of ’24.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">“. . . I believe in the need to build and reinforce my identity as an integral member of the
PittPharmacy community, which is founded on integrity, ethical behavior, and honor. My pledge to inclusion, unprejudiced compassion and equity is more important than ever as a result of this past year, a year pervaded by the COVID-19 pandemic with its loss
of lives and livelihoods, a national recognition of civil rights activism and divisive politics,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">We. . .
<span style="color:black">will use our uniquely accessible role in healthcare and this oath to give all people a voice of hope, growth, and a place in a newly reformed system.
</span>We do this as our duty to people of all religious beliefs, genders, sexualities, disabilities, and races, including Black People, People of Asian and Pacific Islander and LatinX descent, Indigenous People, and All People of Color.”</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">These words magnify the anti-racist stance we proclaimed 10 months ago. I reinforce that statement today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">“We at Pitt Pharmacy recognize the challenges of systemic racism, bias, and structural inequality. We stand
with Black, Asian and Indiginous People and all People of Color against racism. We take an anti-racist stance. We must reflect on our own beliefs, words, actions and interactions. At the very core of our mission is assuring an inclusive, safe, equitable and
just community.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Let us stand strong against hatred and bigotry and show personal leadership to engage and to be anti-racist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Patricia D. Kroboth, Dean<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Patricia D Kroboth, Dean<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy Distinguished Service Professor
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">School of Pharmacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Pittsburgh <o:p>
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