1. We demand the University give us an equal opportunity to implement change, the type of change that can only be completed with a full restoration of The Black Student Union’s purchasing power through an increased budget.2.We demand the University give us available housing on central campus for those of lower socio-economic status at a rate in which students can afford to be a part of university life, and not just on the periphery. 3. We demand for an opportunity to congregate and share our experiences in a new Trotter Multicultural Center located on central campus. 4. We demand an opportunity to educate
and be educated about America’s historical treatment and marginalization of groups of color through race/ethnicity requirements throughout all schools and
colleges within the university. 5.We demand for an equal opportunity to succeed with emergency scholarships for Black students in need of financial support to eliminate the mental anxiety of not being able to focus on and afford the university’s academic life. 6.We demand for increased disclosure of all documents within the Bentley Library. There should be transparency about the University and its past dealing with race relations. Lastly and most importantly: 7. We
demand an increase in Black representation on this campus equal to 10%.
(Mazyck,http://diverseeducation.com/article/60295/, 2014)
In light of the historical significance of institutionalized racism and white privilege in higher education, embedded within the proverbial Affirmative Action/access debate, the case exploded nationally vis-a-vis social media and became a public relations/administrative quagmire for both outgoing President Mary Sue Coleman and the incoming President Mark S. Schlissel. The administration and board of directors at the U-M have since conducted weekly meetings to address these demands (and other related issues) as the statistical data regarding the admission, retention, and graduation of African American students reflects negatively upon the school’s image, stated mission, commitment to diversity, and professed democratic ideals.
and be educated about America’s historical treatment and marginalization of groups of color through race/ethnicity requirements throughout all schools and
colleges within the university. 5.We demand for an equal opportunity to succeed with emergency scholarships for Black students in need of financial support to eliminate the mental anxiety of not being able to focus on and afford the university’s academic life. 6.We demand for increased disclosure of all documents within the Bentley Library. There should be transparency about the University and its past dealing with race relations. Lastly and most importantly: 7. We
demand an increase in Black representation on this campus equal to 10%.
(Mazyck,http://diverseeducation.com/article/60295/, 2014)
In light of the historical significance of institutionalized racism and white privilege in higher education, embedded within the proverbial Affirmative Action/access debate, the case exploded nationally vis-a-vis social media and became a public relations/administrative quagmire for both outgoing President Mary Sue Coleman and the incoming President Mark S. Schlissel. The administration and board of directors at the U-M have since conducted weekly meetings to address these demands (and other related issues) as the statistical data regarding the admission, retention, and graduation of African American students reflects negatively upon the school’s image, stated mission, commitment to diversity, and professed democratic ideals.