Three sophomores who started a YouTube channel that chronicles their life as women of color at the U are completing their second year of promoting diversity and having fun in the process.
Using eye-catching graphics and music, Kylea Stamps, Jamie Williams-Smith and Shadae Nicholas have been sharing their college experience on KRV TV, which stands for their middle names Kristen, Renea and Victoria.
Their channel documents their college experience while increasing representation of women of color on campus.
“We wanted to broadcast our experience on campus because we saw a lack of representation for Black girls and people of color in general,” said Nicholas, a 20-year-old biochemistry and nutrition major from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sophomore Jamie Williams-Smith logs on to class outside of Lakeside Village on Sept. 29, 2020. Photo credit: Ally Gaddy
The University of Miami provided several modes of teaching during its reopening in the fall: hybrid, remote learning/virtual, and in-person teaching. Students were able to select their learning option and whether they would be classified as a remote or on-campus student for the duration of the semester.
Freshman Nyayaongah Gony did not like the hybrid learning model. With this specific option, a certain number of students would come to class on a specific day while the rest of the class stayed back and attended the class online. This aim was targeted to reduce the capacity of students in a room to enable adequate social distancing.