Disaggregate Hopkins demands better representation of student diversity
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 Disaggregate Hopkins’s campaign for more detailed student nationality and ethnicity data.
- The paper reported that Hopkins uses broad categories such as Asian, Hispanic/Latino and Black or African American to report student demographics.
- The article says campaign leader Ananya Kalahasti wants a survey that captures smaller identities, including South Asian and Indian American identities.
- Reporter Laura Wadsten writes that students Layla Yousef and Adelle Thompson said the categories do not reflect North African and Black students’ different identities.
- The News-Letter reported that SLI Director Calvin L. Smith, Jr. acknowledged that a previous staff interaction harmed a student and said Southeast Asian students could apply to form a group.
- The paper reported that EESA leaders supported the campaign because disaggregated data could help smaller groups recruit members.
- The article adds that Rahwa Yehdego called the SLI and SGA membership minimum unfair for cultural groups, while Kalahasti said broad racial categories hide important differences.