Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912

The Legislature passed SB1912/HB2248 that removes funding from the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.  Sign this petition that we will deliver to Governor Haslam asking him to veto the bill.

Governor Haslam, we call on you to veto SB1912/HB2248 and protect the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's Office for Diversity and Inclusion.  The office plays a vital role in making the university competitive for the best students, faculty, and staff and it makes campus life welcoming for all.  Thank you for considering our views.

Who's signing

Leslie Patterson
Michelle Morrow
Mikhail Miller
Lauren Burnette
Garrrtt Gubson
Randolph Cupp
Tia Foxx
Jamye Hardy
Sean Fishkind
William Wadsworth
Katherine Johnson
2,097 SIGNATURES
2,500 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Leslie Patterson
    signed 2016-04-23 10:11:44 -0500
  • DeMauri Mumphrey
    signed 2016-04-23 10:11:04 -0500
  • Michelle Morrow
    signed 2016-04-23 09:58:13 -0500
  • Jennifer Frary
    signed 2016-04-23 09:57:34 -0500
  • Kendrick Kronthal
    signed 2016-04-23 09:43:36 -0500
  • Roodie Johnson
    signed 2016-04-23 09:43:00 -0500
  • Mikhail Miller
    signed 2016-04-23 09:39:54 -0500
  • Mark Bernstein
    signed 2016-04-23 09:31:02 -0500
  • Joel Thomas
    signed via 2016-04-23 09:30:51 -0500
  • Erin Elizabeth Smith
    signed 2016-04-23 09:25:40 -0500
  • Robin Beaudoin
    signed 2016-04-23 09:21:11 -0500
  • Lauren Burnette
    signed via 2016-04-23 09:17:52 -0500
  • Garrrtt Gubson
    signed 2016-04-23 09:13:02 -0500
  • Zeruiah Buchanan
    signed 2016-04-23 09:05:49 -0500
  • Travis Wirt
    signed 2016-04-23 09:02:47 -0500
  • Kimberly Morrow
    signed 2016-04-23 08:58:01 -0500
  • Randolph Cupp
    signed 2016-04-23 08:55:28 -0500
  • Tamara Braithwaite
    signed 2016-04-23 08:54:59 -0500
  • Tia Foxx
    signed 2016-04-23 08:49:35 -0500
  • Jamye Hardy
    signed via 2016-04-23 08:15:36 -0500
  • Cynthia Huss
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-23 08:09:03 -0500
    Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • Cynthia Huss
    signed 2016-04-23 08:08:46 -0500
  • Psula Newsom
    signed 2016-04-23 07:57:45 -0500
  • Sean Fishkind
    signed via 2016-04-23 07:41:41 -0500
  • Alicia Gibbs
    signed 2016-04-23 07:39:04 -0500
  • Dawn Storrud
    signed 2016-04-23 07:32:08 -0500
  • Tina M. Dixon
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-23 07:28:56 -0500
    Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • William Wadsworth
    signed via 2016-04-23 07:28:51 -0500
  • Tina Dixon
    signed 2016-04-23 07:28:40 -0500
  • Katherine Johnson
    signed 2016-04-23 07:23:14 -0500
    I’m disappointed in the state government right now. A tantrum over a poorly worded email has resulted in a slap in the face to the 1000s of minorities that attend the University of Tennessee. And for what? Stickers? If this bill goes through, my University, the one that I had to actually fight to get into, could lose a lot more than 430 something thousand dollars and I and others may have to relocate to different states just to find a decent ACREDITED college to complete our degrees. I’m begging the Governor to veto tje bill and support diversity in our school and our state.

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