To our colleagues in the higher education community:  

We, as members of the governing board* for the non-profit John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, are unanimous in our support of efforts to end systemic racism in our nation, campuses, and other societal institutions.  To that end, our Board, Institute management, and staff, are committed to have as our highest priority, the visible and active pursuit of social justice throughout society, including our primary sphere of influence, undergraduate education. 

We invite you to mark our words with matching actions.

Louis Albert

Wendy Ault           

Betsy Barefoot

Ed Case

Scott Evenbeck

John Gardner

Jillian Kinzie

Leo Lambert

Susan Johnston

George Mehaffy

Charlie Nelms

Laura Rendon 

*Professional affiliations of board members can be found at: https://www.jngi.org/board-of-directors