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| NC State admin proposes exclusive housing for 'women of color' |
| 2017-08-07 |
| [CampusReform.org] The new Director of Multicultural Student Affairs at North Carolina State University recently pledged to create a segregated housing option for "women of color" only. Nashia Whittenburg, who was hired by NC State less than a month ago, shared her plans to create the housing option for female minority students in a university news release published Tuesday, adding that she plans to submit an official proposal for the housing option by February 2018. "The point and purpose is if you are a Latina and you are an engineering major, with a very specific specialization, you may not ever see anybody who looks like you," Whittenburg explained. "But when you come home, here is your opportunity to get some support and to deal with some of the microaggressions you might have had to deal with throughout your entire day when you’ve been at class." While NC State already has two housing options for racial minorities--one exclusively for black males and another for Native American students--the school does not currently have one for female racial minority students, hence Whittenburg’s proposal. Executive Director of University Relations Fred Hartman told Campus Reform that NC State has 16 different "living and learning villages" for students, and while he claimed that the applications for each one are "open to any student," he did not answer whether an applicant’s race would factor into admission decisions. Hartman also declined to explain to Campus Reform how the segregated housing options are funded. Whittenburg was hired to manage the school’s Multicultural Affairs Office, which plays host to events such as the "Tunnel of Oppression" (an interactive experience of intersectional oppression) and a "Multicultural Graduation Ceremony." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Wrong Answer You live with each other. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-08-07 23:18 |
| #13 The new Director of Multicultural Student Affairs wants to create a new housing option exclusively for 'women of color?' My head hurts from the cognitive dissonance and underlying hypocrisy in that statement. The taxpayers ought to balk bigly on that one. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-08-07 19:19 |
| #12 Not working real well down at 'County'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-07 15:37 |
| #11 The point and purpose is if you are a Latina and you are an engineering major, with a very specific specialization, you may not even think of yourself as Latina - and we can't have that. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-07 14:33 |
| #10 Lets turn this comment around... "The point and purpose is if you are Nope... not racist at all... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-08-07 12:14 |
| #9 "The point and purpose is if you are a Latina and you are an engineering major, with a very specific specialization, you may not ever see anybody who looks like you," If you can't deal with reality, why should we trust you to build a bridge? |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-08-07 11:55 |
| #8 So white only dorms will be ok? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2017-08-07 10:55 |
| #7 "The point and purpose is if you are a Latina and you are an engineering major, with a very specific specialization, you may not ever see anybody who looks like you," I thought "they all look the same to me" was racist. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-08-07 10:34 |
| #6 Sounds like they don't need any white money anymore. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-08-07 10:22 |
| #5 It appears that North Carolina State University has been budgeted at least one position in excess of its needs. It would be nice if the legislature were to correct that. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-08-07 10:19 |
| #4 and to deal with some of the microaggressions you might have had to deal with throughout your entire day when you’ve been at class." Like having your work reviewed and criticized, Not getting that time extension on turning in your work because you were busy protesting. And worse of all... having to look at a white or asian face! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-08-07 09:44 |
| #3 "The point and purpose is if you are a Latina and you are an engineering major, with a very specific specialization, you may not ever see anybody who looks like you," No mirrors around, you stoopid racist bint? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-08-07 08:36 |
| #2 Water fountains anyone? |
| Posted by: Steven 2017-08-07 03:10 |
| #1 No "Asians" need apply? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-07 01:59 |