Name: Therese Williams

Affiliation: Defending Education

Location: UConn Regional Campus

Request Date Start: 01/01/2025

Request Date End: 10/12/2026

Details: Hello! My name is Therese Williams and I am an associate researcher for Defending Education.

I am submitting a public records request pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes § 1-210 seeking digital copies of the following information produced, received, or maintained by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Chemistry, or the Department of Physics:

All course syllabi, official university policies, and records related to school-sponsored events (including promotional materials, itineraries, and training documents) that contain any of the following terms:

“DEI”
“Diversity”
“Equity”
“Inclusion”
“JEDI”
“Critical Race Theory” or “CRT”
“Transgender”
“LGBT” or “LGBTQ+”
“Gender identity” or “Gender expression”
“Non-binary”
“Pronoun” or “Pronouns”
“Intersectionality”
“Anti-racism” or “Anti-racist”
“Implicit bias” or “Unconscious bias”
“Microaggression”
“Safe space”
Or “Affinity group”
Please refine the search using the following dates: January 1, 2024, to present.

We respectfully request a waiver or reduction of fees associated with this request. Defending Education is a nonprofit organization, and it does not intend to use the requested records for private commercial interests.

To minimize the burden of production, I can accept records electronically and double-sided copies. That being said, if there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $20.

If you expect a significant delay in responding to this request, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

If you deny any or all of this request, state in writing the basis for the denial, cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information, and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.

Thank you for considering my request and please let me know if you have any questions.

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