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After several Native students at the University of Arizona expressed their concerns about student safety regarding an assistant vice provost, multiple Native faculty members are calling for immediate action from university leadership to ensure that Indigenous students receive the support they need for success.
The Native American Faculty Group wrote in a letter to UofA President Dr. Suresh Garimella and other top administrators that “Tessa L. Dysart is actively causing and has caused severe harm to the UA Native American community” since she was appointed assistant vice provost for the Office of Native American Initiatives (NAI) in 2024…