I hope people don't take this the wrong way but as a non American I'm slightly confused why there's a college where everybody seems to be black (also an Asian lady sitting behind the speaker)
I assume it's in a mostly black area but is it a case of no white people applying for this college or the college not accepting any white people? Or maybe I'm just missing the white people
Why would you assume they’re racially divided? I suppose I have to ask, how old you are? Have you attended college? And, when was that?
I’m a nearly 30 year old man, that started college after 7-8 years in the military.
I grew up culturally Black, but I’m white. I also have a very different aspect of work-life balance compared to my cohorts I’m 10 years senior to most.
My department is small and I see the same people every day. I’ve found myself more aligned with the graduate students and faculty than the undergraduates, and spend more time with Black students than white because of our shared cultural upbringing. I’ve noticed other students tend to cull themselves into groups they’re more comfortable with be that politically, culturally, ideologically, those who are in their department, shared interest of movies/anime/games. There is a noticeable “separation” of race/ethnic groups among the student body, but nothing enforced or encouraged by the administration or faculty. I’ve also never noticed exclusivity between the groups.
So, I would ask again, what would make you assume they’re racially divided? Do you think this is policy and intentional, or could this be young people trying to figure out where they fit in?
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u/EdwardBigby 2d ago
I hope people don't take this the wrong way but as a non American I'm slightly confused why there's a college where everybody seems to be black (also an Asian lady sitting behind the speaker)
I assume it's in a mostly black area but is it a case of no white people applying for this college or the college not accepting any white people? Or maybe I'm just missing the white people