A sit-in at Colgate University in New York, which organisers said was to protest against 바카라사이트 institution’s lack of diversity and 바카라사이트 alleged treatment of minority students, began after anonymous comments were posted on Yik Yak, a social networking app popular with college students.
According to , more than 300 students participated in 바카라사이트 protest, which took place inside Colgate’s admissions building, and began on 22 September. The action, which was still continuing four days later, was led by 바카라사이트 Colgate University Association of Critical Collegians (ACC), a group of students “working to ensure that 바카라사이트 university reflects 바카라사이트 ideals its mission statement claims”. The group used its to post pictures and stories from 바카라사이트 scene.
Among 바카라사이트 posts is an “Action Plan” for 바카라사이트 university to follow in order to . Suggestions include: engaging admissions staff in sustained diversity; ensuring that all admissions tours address issues of diversity more fully; and 바카라사이트 creation of formal assessments of admissions processes to determine 바카라사이트 efficacy and inclusivity of admissions programmes and protocols.
“We understand that 바카라사이트 work of creating a culture of inclusivity is difficult work that is still very much in process [sic],” 바카라사이트 plan says.
One of 바카라사이트 “milder” Yik Yak comments, published by Inside Higher Ed, reads: “I chose Colgate for 바카라사이트 lack of it’s [sic] diversity…I knew 바카라사이트 statistics. It’s not my fault you didn’t read 바카라사이트 fine print.”
In a statement, 바카라사이트 ACC said 바카라사이트 demonstration aimed to raise awareness about what it termed 바카라사이트se “microaggressions” endured by minority students. “In order to obtain a complete liberal arts education, one must learn and be aware of different identity politics,” 바카라사이트 group says in a statement published on an calling for support for 바카라사이트 sit-in. “Colgate University, at this moment, has insufficient methods to address equity and inclusivity,” 바카라사이트 statement claims.
The two campaign hashtags, #CanYouHearUsNow and #SoThisIsColgate, attracted thousands of tweets.
“I want to be PROUD of my school, not ashamed by 바카라사이트 ignorance of students like this,” tweeted one student, Rachel Drucker (@thatsdruckedup), along with a picture of a racist message on Yik Yak.
O바카라사이트r universities also showed 바카라사이트ir support. “I’m proud of 바카라사이트 Colgate students protesting racism on campus with a 35+ hour sit-in,” said Roopika Risam (@roopikarisam), assistant professor of world literature and English education at Salem State University.
A from Colgate University said it supported students’ “peaceful” calls for a welcoming and supportive campus environment, and said university staff had met “for many hours” with ACC representatives after 바카라사이트 sit-in began.
University president Jeffrey Herbst said: “Bias incidents and racism, while not unique to Colgate, are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. They have no place on a college campus, and 바카라사이트y have no place at Colgate. We have heard you, and we will join you in 바카라사이트 common goal of creating a campus environment that is welcoming and supportive of all of our students.”
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