University of Connecticut:
ScHOLA2RS House is a Learning Community designed to support the
scholastic efforts of male students who identify as African
American/Black through academic and social/emotional support, access to
research opportunities, and professional development. The intent of this
Learning Community is to increase the retention and persistence of
students using educational and social experiences to enhance their
academic success at UConn and beyond in graduate and professional school
placement. ScHOLA2RS House will encourage involvement with the larger
university community to foster peer and mentor relationships and will
actively engage students in inclusion efforts at Uconn.
And an
advisor explains:
"It is a space for African American men to one, come together and
validate their experiences that they may have on campus. Number two,
it's also a space where they can have conversation and also talk with
individuals who come from the same background who share the same
experience," said Hines.
Teaching the history of
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)("separate but equal") is never going to be the same.
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