JEDI Committee News & Statements

Learn about UB SON Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee events, news and public statements on current events.

Response to Attack at Club Q - Colorado Springs, CO
11/22/22
UB SON JEDI Committee's statement on the attack at Club Q (November 20, 2022).
School of Nursing Statement on Tops Markets Mass Shooting
5/15/22
Dear UB School of Nursing Community,
A message on behalf of Dean Lewis and the JEDI committee re the armed conflict in Ukraine
2/28/22
Dear UB SON Community,
SON JEDI Committee: 2021 Activities and Initiatives
2/2/22
The Committee on Diversity and Inclusion shares their 2021 actions and initiatives to to address inequity and racism within the SON.
Nursing PhD students publish article on transgender and gender diverse nursing care in AJN
9/27/21
The purpose of the column is to guide new nurses on providing affirming care to transgender and gender diverse patients, addressing a gap in undergraduate nursing curricula across the nation.
UB SON statement on anti-Asian violence
4/1/21
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing stands in solidarity with our university community and with national and international nursing and health care organizations in condemning the horrific acts and harmful discourse against our Asian and Asian American family, friends, colleagues and community members.
The Power of the JEDI: School of Nursing Diversity and Inclusion Committee Officially Changes Name
3/1/21
Faculty approved the school’s proposed Diversity and Inclusion Committee name change in the school's bylaws to the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee during an All Faculty meeting on February 26, 2021.
SON Diversity & Inclusion Committee: 2020 Activities and Initiatives
2/2/21
The Committee on Diversity and Inclusion shares their 2020 actions and initiatives to to address inequity and racism within the SON.
University at Buffalo School of Nursing Stands Against Racial Injustice
6/8/20
We echo the cry of health care professionals and organizations across the nation: Racism is a public health crisis.