Towson University President Caves to ‘Stands With Mizzou’ Protester Demands
It’s absolutely stunning that no one will stand up to these student babies.
The College Fix reports.
Towson University president latest to cave to ‘Stands With Mizzou’ protester demands
Interim President Timothy Chandler of Towson University near Baltimore, Maryland, has signed a document “affirming his intention to actively address or advocate for a list of demands” brought forth by a group of black protesters.
The group had occupied Chandler’s office “until they were satisfied with [his] response.”
The president was apparently sufficiently groveling, thanking the students for their “terrific work” and saying he admired their “courage” and “stick-to-itness.”
Some of the “sincere” and “swift” institutional changes Chandler signed off on (again, merely to “affirm his intention to actively address or advocate”) include:
— increasing the number of tenure track black faculty by 10% by 2018
— ensure every college/department has one meeting per semester devoted to “cultural competency” … content approved by a student representative
— advocate that fraternities and sororities have “Diversity Chairs” who will advocate for (what else?) diversity
— require that policing practices be “equitable” for white and black events alike
— advocate for a course requirement in American race relations.
Students, administrators and university legal counsel went over the document line by line, and oftentimes word by word, discussing what Chandler could or could not sign.
Students staged a sit in, and stayed in the office until they were satisfied with a response from the University.
“It’s all love, but it’s radical love,” student activist Bilphena Yahwon said.
Ultimately, the demands were fully revised twice before both parties were satisfied. The students took time to regroup and refocus to ensure that their demands were agreed upon by all present.
Towson University president latest to cave to ‘Stands With Mizzou’ protester demands (The College Fix)
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What’s a “white event”? What’s a “black event”?
If I were on the board of an historically black college I’d be pretty irritated by all of this. Most of them are failing financially and this would be a good opportunity to bring their enrollment and their funding way up. Sure, it’s terribly arch to suggest that separate but equal is the way to go but that’s more or less what these protesters are demanding anyway. Pressure the colleges to cave in to their demands and eventually non black students will stop going.