Missiouri Incident

Although the article has good points, the article did not mention solutions for the struggles, challenges, and dilemmas of African American students on campus and the future trajectory for African American studies. I know that it is very difficult to predict what changes will be in the future for the trajectory of the African American Studies program. However, the article did bring insight for other researchers as an “opportunity to cultivate solidarity and sharpen and update its analysis of racism in the United States” (p 235).

Throughout this essay, I will be examining the effects of one of the most controversial university enrollments. James Meredith paved the way for African American acceptance into a historically all White University. No matter how much adversity Meredith would encounter, he would not give up or give in to institutional racism. The want to keep Ole Miss segregated by those there did not hinder his success. In an attempt to end racial segregation, the Supreme Court ordered the admittance of James Meredith to the campus. This action was a clear defiance of racial segregation. This resulted in an abundant amount of not only riots but also casualties. Meredith paved the way for other African-Americans

Diversity, what does it look like at Jackson State University (JSU), a historically black university, located in Jackson, MS? Administrators in higher education are charged with the responsibility of preparing students to be civil minded in a society that is changing rapidly as it relates to the inclusion of others. With such intensity to incorporate increased changes and differences, there is a need to collectively understand the full scope of differences among students.

Personally, I believe education is the key to combating racism. We must education our peers on our cultures. We must explain that “colorblindness” in society is not what’s best. Only by embracing and recognizing each other differences we will be able to break the social bubbles we live in. I’ve gained a stronger sense of racial awareness through this course. I have the ability to challenge and change other people’s ideologies and understand my own. I know because of my social position have scholarships, financial aide and the values of hard work and education instilled in me by my parents and grandparents. I’m also aware that many people are not able to gain that same access. Because of my racial awareness there is so much more I want to find out about the contributing factors that led to my family’s social position in New Orleans. It is through my racial awareness I plan to beat the system.

Imagine being a student of low economic status that has always dreamed of going to a world renowned university but the stench of racism still looms at the well-known college. The racism displayed at this university is undeniable and very visible which in result scares away many diverse students. Colleges claim to be diverse but with the lack of minorities due to the recognizable racism issues and problems this proposes an important matter. Racism at The University of Mississippi can be solved by raising awareness of racial problems and also the increase of mandatory diversity classes.

On November 9th 2015, a town hall meeting took place in my political science class. This meeting was a chance for students of the school to bring up concerns, or issues regarding there education. For their voice to be heard directly to the faculty that runs the school, the students could finally have a chance to get a valid answer. There was questions about safety, mathematics, community college education, and typical student issues.

Newspaper headlines and public forums demand educational reform with growing frequency. Race-sensitive admissions policies are often at the center of these debates. For example, according to the Los Angeles Times on March 21, 2001, the Los Angeles Community College district trustees are scheduled to vote for a resolution to support the University of California’s move to reinstate affirmative action in its admissions policies. This reinstatement has visible student support as seen in the March 15, 2001 rallies at the UC Regent’s meeting in which over 1,000 supporters of affirmative action came out to voice their opinion. This activity closely follows two other perceived victories for affirmative action proponents when two recent court

Racism is a controversial point that has been taking place in the United States since early times. This same point was affecting students in the University of Missouri since several months ago. The Missouri University’s president Timothy Wolfe has been accused of not taking action against the persistent racial epithets and actions in the university. After the biased demise of Michael Brown, by a white police officer, an abundant number of students and faculty members were inspired by this incident and held demonstrations and protests against segregation. However, the crucial impact that cause Wolfe’s retirement of his responsibilities as a President of the University was the Football boycott. The country’s most dominant college football league

The last cause is cultural expectation toward race. People’s attitudes of African Americans tend to be biased due to the belief that African Americans are dangerous so they should be separated from other students as well as they are not as smart as people from Europe. Therefore, the article provides some possible solutions that would address this problem, many points should be taken in to consideration. First, we have to accept the fact of racial disparities instead of blaming. Second, we have to acknowledge our different prospective on race and racial disparities and what matters is how to find solution for this problem regardless of our different reactions to this issue. Finally, Developing a sophisticated response to intervention (RTI) to

That is when the community split became more apparent. I began to realize the apparent racism and also began to realize that there is also a problem among the minority population. They are either pro-black, anti-white or rarely somewhere in between. There are plenty arguments among the community. Everyday I hear “they didn’t give us the funding because we are a black org”, “my professor doesn’t like me because they are racist”, or the best one “the students here are so racist.” I believe that diversity trainings should be a requirement for every student, staff and faculty member associated with the campus. And in these trainings, equality should be stressed. The diversity elephant in the room makes the campus environment toxic. It causes students to be on edge about certain situations that could be an honest mistake as a racial wrongdoing. Not everything is a racial issue and not everything is done with the best

Student affairs is charged with finding the resources needed to better services, programs, student learning experience, and the teaching of technology to students (Jones, et all, 2011, p.539). In 1890 LeBarron Russell Brigs was appointed dean of men, the first dean appointed. Briggs’s duties as the first dean of men was dealing with student issues. As colleges developed into more than just a place for students to learn the dean of men’s role had changed, the role became focused on helping students to become more rounded in not only education but, help them to become better citizens, and to teach students to have a better social and moral foundation. There are several major roles of student affairs, helping in retention of students, learning

It has taken many years, and many struggles of students, faculty, alumni and community members change Forrest Hall to destroy the institutionalized rasism MTSU built up in those years, and it is now the time and all of our responsibilities to finally put this racist past to rest, and to continue furthering diversity and brotherhood throughout MTSU’s campus. MTSU is a school that promotes diversity, a word that is promoted in its True Blue pledge. But if the Forrest Hall name remains, this completely undermines what the university has been promoting. MTSU has vowed to these students to be a safe place that not only helps to further their careers and education, but to enrich their lives and instill values that will aid them for years to come.

Although to some, the mascot may appear as a minute factor, the problem lies deeper than the mascot. The students at Amherst College submitted a list of demands to the President of the college and it is critical that the President takes some of these commands into consideration. The President has set the tone for how other administrators will deal with racial tension and issues regarding students.

At this time in the late 1950s, early 1960s, there were non-historically black institutions accepting African American students into their programs, yet the University of Mississippi remain firm in the proclamation of their resistance. As previous mentioned, the publication of the newspaper, Southern Digest, aided in this recruitment. In the examined periodical, the first page refers to the NAACP organization and the abbreviation of its name as glaring “forth in the same light as did the swastika symbolize Nazism; or as the hammer & sickle represents Communism” (Southern Digest, 1955). Students and faculty staff at the university are reading and interpret this anti-black mentality as purposeful and correct. Following the admittance of James Meredith, it is difficult not to associate this periodical and its proceeding publications with the riots and push back of the Oxford-University community. The periodical instructs its readers that the 5 letter of NAACP, which Till and Meredith were both members or affiliated with, “must be imprinted in the mind and remain ever present until the Constitution of the United States is no longer assaulted and ravished by political purpose, and until all question of enforced integration is dispelled” (Southern Digest, 1955). It continues in another article within the publication to

remains the most unresolved issue on campus [in the US] today” (Bikson & Law p. 91). Frequent campus reports of racially-motivated hate crimes imply that this remains a huge issue. Proponents