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BYU released a report saying its students of color feel ‘isolated and unsafe’ due to racism on campus A committee recommends that school leaders take immediate action to address the concerns. (Screenshot via Brigham Young University) A new report released by Brigham Young University on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, finds that students of color often “feel isolated and unsafe as a result of their experiences with racism at BYU." | Updated: 5:17 p.m. Students of color at Brigham Young University often “feel isolated and unsafe as a result of their experiences with racism at BYUâ...

February 26, 2021 Donna Arnold Without a doubt, Black History Month is the busiest time of the year for Donna Arnold, the associate director and retention specialist in the Office of Multicultural Student Services. Her work on the annual celebration begins prior to the winter holiday and picks up steam when students return to school in January. Then she is on the phone with WSU staff, in meetings with student leaders, and sending emails to faculty advisors – all part of the planning for the annual month-long Black History Month celebration. The end result of this effort is a February chock-...

February 22, 2021 Sylvia Mendez from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will help lead the WSU TRIO McNair Scholars Alumni Faculty Panel Discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 23 from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom By Steve Nakata, Division of Student Affairs Washington State University and Ronald E. McNair Achievement Program graduates will talk about their journeys to becoming faculty members at institutions across the country as part of National TRIO Day Celebration. Mapuana Antonio from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Majel Boxer from Fort Lewis College in Colorado, and Sylvia Mendez from the...

The Black Heritage Trail of N.H. presents a community dialogue ‘Claiming Our Place: Blacks in White Spaces’ Published: 2/14/2021 8:47:14 PM The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has launched the 2021 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series, a free virtual series, “Claiming Our Place: Blacks in ‘White Spaces.’ ” As a way to rethink one’s assumptions about race and place, these Sunday Tea Talks explore how African Americans navigate various “white spaces,” spaces where Blacks and people of color are marginalized, typically absent, or simply unexpected. Presented by the Bl...

Reply February 9, 2021 Portsmouth, NH: The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has launched the 2021 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series, a free virtual series, Claiming Our Place: Blacks in "White Spaces." As a way to rethink one's assumptions about race and place, these six Sunday Tea Talks explore how African Americans navigate various "white spaces," spaces where Blacks and People of Color are marginalized, typically absent, or simply unexpected. Through shared stories and dialogue, panel speakers will present ideas and offer opportunities for understanding and reconciliation. Prese...