<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2020/president-kaplan-statement-june-24.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>06/24/2020</pubDate><title>A Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity</title><description>President Kaplan shared a message with the University community that outlined his response to a letter he received from the student leaders of the OrganizeUNewHaven campaign about the recent appointment of Dr. Lorenzo Boyd as the University's vice president for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. In the University-wide letter, President Kaplan shared his admiration for the passion and conviction of student-led group to impact lasting and meaningful change on campus.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author/><date>June 24, 2020</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/exemplary-staff.jpg" alt="Photo of University of New Haven seal in the center of the Maxcy Quad."/></image><image-caption/><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>year-2020</tag></tags></item>