Krishauna Hines-Gaither
Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Director of the Intercultural Engagement Center
Co-Chair of Curry-Coffin Commission on Slavery, Race and Recognition Committee
King Hall 108M
Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Gwen Gosney Erickson
Quaker Librarian and College Archivist
Co-Chair of Curry-Coffin Commission on Slavery, Race and Recognition Committee
Library 118
Quaker Archives
Universities Studying Slavery (USS) is dedicated to organizing multi-institutional collaboration as part of an effort to facilitate mutual support in the pursuit of common goals around the core theme of “Universities Studying Slavery.” USS additionally allows participating institutions to work together as they address both historical and contemporary issues dealing with race and inequality in higher education and in university communities as well as the complicated legacies of slavery in modern American society. USS hosts semi-annual meetings to discuss strategies, collaborate on research, and learn from one another.
Through its membership in the Universities Studying Slavery consortium, Guilford College acknowledges the need to delve deeper into the campus’ history related to slavery. The college seeks to honor its abolitionist roots, while interrogating its complicity in a larger system of white supremacy. Krishauna Hines-Gaither (Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) and Gwen Gosney Erickson (Quaker Archives) co-chair the Guilford College USS Working Group in collaboration with several students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. Work predating our USS membership includes our Underground Railroad trail and K-12 Curriculum, recognition of our Quaker Archives as a research facility and our campus property as a site in the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, and ongoing campus anti-racism work. As we acknowledge the complexity and complicity of our past and wrestle with its enduring legacies, we esteem the important work of Universities Studying Slavery.
Curry-Coffin Commission on Slavery, Race and Recognition Spring 2020 Steering Group:
Krishauna Hines-Gaither
Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Gwen Gosney Erickson
Quaker Librarian and College Archivist
Liz Torres Melendez
Immigrant Student Coordinator
Malik Britton
Guilford College Student
Curry-Coffin Commission on Slavery, Race and Recognition Working Committee:
Jemima Adisa
Teaching Associate
Suzanne Bartel
Director of Hege Library and Learning Technologies
John Bell
Guilford College Alumni
Parag Budhecha
Interim Director of Guilford Guides
Aaneva Johnson Clarke
Guilford College Student
Liz Cook
Associate Archivist
Stephen Fails
Guilford Guide
Lou and Rudy Gordh
Greensboro Residents
Theresa Hammond
Director and Curator
Hailey Hendrix
Assistant Director of Alumni & Parent Volunteer Engagement
Raymond Johnson
Director of Contracts, Purchasing and Auxiliary Enterprises
Reva Kreeger
Guilford College Student
Karrie Manson
Director of Integrated Career Advising
Precious McKoy
Director of Web Services
Steve Mencarini
Dean of Students
James Shields
Director of Community Learning
Allison Spooner
Professional Tutor in the Learning Commons
Meredeth Summers
Director of Conferences and Events
Sarah Thuesen
Assistant Professor of History
