{"id":207390,"date":"2021-03-21T05:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T02:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cuny-law-school-dean-cancels-herself-after-slaveholder-comment\/"},"modified":"2021-03-21T05:15:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T02:15:43","slug":"cuny-law-school-dean-cancels-herself-after-slaveholder-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cuny-law-school-dean-cancels-herself-after-slaveholder-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"#CUNY law school dean cancels herself after ‘slaveholder’ comment"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#CUNY law school dean cancels herself after ‘slaveholder’ comment<\/strong>”
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The dean of the CUNY School of Law has decided to cancel herself \u2014 saying she is retiring in atonement for referring to herself as a \u201cslaveholder\u201d during a faculty meeting.<\/p>\n

Mary Lu Bilek, 65, had announced at the beginning of the year that she would step down in June, but only now has she detailed the reason behind her departure.<\/p>\n

In an email sent Saturday to the college community, Bilek said her retirement stemmed from a cringe-worthy remark she made at a personnel committee meeting in November.<\/p>\n

The group was discussing an open position for associate dean at the time. <\/p>\n

Bilek said that when she dropped the \u201cslaveholder\u201d reference, she was taking the blame for a hiring proposal some colleagues thought would have a \u201cdisparate racial impact.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIn a misguided effort to draw an analogy to a model of reparations in order to place blame on myself, as Dean, for racial inequities at our school, I thoughtlessly referred to myself as the \u2018slaveholder\u2019 who should be held responsible,\u201d Bilek wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cI realized it was wrong the minute I heard myself say it and couldn\u2019t believe the word had come out of my mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bilek went on to write that she apologized immedia<\/a>tely at the meeting \u201cand have since apologized without reservation to the faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am still shocked at what I said and have begun education and counseling to uncover and overcome my biases and further understand the history and consequences of systemic and institutional racism,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

The school, located in Long Island City, is part of the public City University of New York.<\/p>\n

BIlek, a Harvard Law School grad, first joined the faculty in 1985 and was later associate dean for academic affairs. She was named dean in 2016. <\/p>\n

She wrote that she ultimately decided to retire \u201cbecause the work it would take to repair the trust necessary to lead the Law School is a burden I don\u2019t want to impose on the faculty or the community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bilek said she urged CUNY to app<\/a>oint an interim dean \u201cas quickly as possible so that I can step aside as Dean even sooner\u201d than she planned to leave.<\/p>\n

Bilek did not return messages for comment.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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