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Our True Face: People of color at Boston University, respect or publicity?

Our True Face: People of color at Boston University, respect or publicity?

Maria Jimenez Moya February 12, 2020
This type of promotional material is meant to portray BU as a welcoming space for people of color. Yet, the university is taking little action to actually do so. For instance, BU’s faculty is incredibly white. It is difficult for minorities to become comfortable with faculty when the university doesn’t hire people who sympathize with students’ experiences. There is Dean Kenneth Elmore, but in classrooms, most professors are white. 
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