SGA hosts public town hall to discuss racial diversity on campus
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers a public town hall about racial diversity in the Class of 2028 and proposed next steps.
- The paper reported that students discussed the effects of declining diversity, while cultural-group leaders reported fewer new Black and Latinx members.
- The article adds that Mariel Lindsay said the decline made it harder to assure Black applicants they would find community, while Stephanie Parker warned that a smaller minority community would place more work on new students.
- The reporter writes that students proposed recruiting more heavily from underserved Baltimore-area high schools; Ty’Shera Mintz said students could advise admissions and President Daniels on recruiting students of color.
- According to the article, Catalina Hernandez Valencia objected to admissions using a photo of her to promote diversity, and Akosa Obianwu cited reported microaggressions and students’ difficulty finding faculty they could confide in.
- The paper reported that Hidalgo presented a draft resolution seeking more outreach, a public town hall and an advisory board, then presented a proposed student survey; students also requested more transparency and a deadline for an administration response.