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Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH
Discover Monday Morning thoughts from Barbara K. Rimer, Dean of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health since 2005.
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The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Okla., was burned by a white mob May 31-June 1, 1921.

Past and present collide one hundred years after Tulsa Race Massacre

One hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, it is long past time to confront the history and end the legacy of structural racism in America.

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Public Health

Advancing health equity for transgender people

Anti-transgender violence and legislation are urgent public health issues

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Guilty verdicts in Chauvin trial are a step in the right direction

While the Chauvin verdicts are not a panacea for problems caused by structural racism, they can be a beacon for change.

Public Health

Ending Black History Month at the beginning—in 1619

I ended the celebration of Black History Month with humility, realizing how much more I must learn — how much more most white people raised in the U.S., and educated, as I was, with a whitewashed history of our country, must learn.

A multitude of candle flames shine against a dark background.
Public Health

We remember them

Yesterday, the U.S. reached the tragic milestone of 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19.

Higher Ed

Black History Month: Time to advance racial equity

Black History Month provides opportunities to learn more so we can do more to advance equity and honor the struggles and achievements of Black Americans.

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Another semester begins—in a momentous time

With a new administration in the White House and leadership in state houses, public health can be a rallying cry for overcoming division. When it comes to public health, everything is interconnected. Each of us can make a difference. If we are determined, together, we can do so much more.

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US Capitol building
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Attack on the U.S. Capitol

What happened this week at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., was unprecedented in its violence.

Students

Calls for justice in Nigeria

When the murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day ignited a new wave of Black Lives Matter protests in Minneapolis, across the U.S. and around the globe, young Nigerians connected the cause to police brutality in their own country, and held high the names of Alex Ogbu, Tina Ezekwe and others, alongside those of George Floyd and American victims.

COVID-19

Extraordinary times demand extraordinary solutions

The October 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine speaks to the extraordinary times we are living in and how medicine and public health are converging on a similar path.

Public Health

It is election year: Get involved, discuss, debate, listen and vote

We voted! More about this later in post, but I want to share how excited my husband and I were to complete our ballots. He dropped them off yesterday in Hillsborough. It is done, and it felt great!

Public Health

What is anti-American?

We should resist attempts to censor education about the history and legacy of slavery and racism in the United States if we are to achieve the America that our laws aim to protect, that our values uphold, that people before us fought and died for, that we dream still is possible and that decency demands.

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A hero dies too young

Chadwick Boseman exemplified courage and dedication to purpose more lasting than ourselves.

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Public Health

Campus decisions: who makes them, with what consequences and when to change them?

Decision making about whether to reopen a UNC System campus to residential students, especially students in dorms, is a complicated multi-layered process.

Global

Eleventh-hour policy targeting international students is unjust

This post is adapted from a July 9 letter to the Gillings School community that was endorsed by most members of the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Dean’s Council. The text here reflects substantial revisions to the letter text. The opinions are mine, and I take responsibility for any errors or omissions.

Public Health

America self-isolates

The administration has submitted its official notification of withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective July 6, 2021. Especially during a pandemic, this is an irresponsible decision.

Government

On July 4th, imagine an America that never has been, but must be

This year, July 4th can be a day to commit or recommit to a vision of America as it should be, a land of opportunity where all can thrive; where all who have been oppressed because of the color of their skin or any other aspect of their identity can pursue their dreams and be treated equitably, with the respect they deserve; where no one must cry out “I can’t breathe.”

Government

Health insurance again at risk in US

Affordable health care for all is needed during this crisis and future ones.

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