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探花系列 to add Juneteenth as university holiday next year
Dear 探花系列ans,
Next Sunday, the nation will join in celebrating Juneteenth, a federal holiday that acknowledges when enslaved Black people in Texas were finally freed on June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
I am pleased to announce that鈥搒tarting next year鈥撎交ㄏ盗� will add Juneteenth as a university holiday.
I invite you to read our community message from Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi on the importance of Juneteenth and its wide-reaching significance to all people.
Sincerely,
Christopher Callahan
President
