Wisconsin students group demands free tuition for black students

[Angel4Truth]

Wisconsin students group demands free tuition for black students

The student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said on Wednesday that black students should be offered free tuition and housing because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and university remains out of reach for black students today.

The Associated Students of Madison said in a resolution that suburban high school students are over-represented. The group said consideration of ACT and SAT scores in applications upholds "white supremacy" because it restricts opportunities for the poor.

The college has proposed measures aimed at improving diversity.

"The university's rhetoric suggests that it is committed to diversity and inclusion, so this legislation compels the university to move towards action — which is imperative," the resolution's author, ASM Student Council Rep. Tyriek Mack, said in a statement. "If no one challenges the university's empty promises, then the racial composition will remain stagnant."

The resolution demands free tuition, free housing and no fees for all black people, including former inmates.

The proposal calls for 10 percent of donations from the college to bolster financial aid and study the feasibility of test-optional and geographically weighted admissions.

Madison enrollment is currently made up of about two-percent of black students.

University spokeswoman Meredith McGlone noted that the proportion of "students of color" has grown from 11 percent to 15 percent over the last decade.

McGlone said the Chancellor proposed giving first-generation transfers from two-year schools free tuition for a year, contingent on funding in state budget, and a recent $10 million donation will be invested in expanding the Chancellor's Scholarship Program.

In August the university proposed building a black cultural center that would introduce discussions about social differences, along with expanding ethnic studies courses and diversity training for all faculty and staff.

In-state undergraduate tuition has been frozen for four years and Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a 5 percent tuition cut for resident undergraduates in the second year of the upcoming state budget.

Chinese graduate student Yuhong Zhu said the resolution is awkward and he'd rather see more scholarships than a blanket offer of free access.

"I wouldn't appreciate if the school offered me free tuition just because I'm a minority," he said. "We should at least have to work hard for it."

Would this be considered a privilege?

 

[ok doser]

good question




i linked you over to the white privileges thread

 

[Crucible]

Just another garbage antic by the Left- blame it on slavery, give blacks things because they are black.

Anon anon

So much for poor white America- and people wonder why they voted for Trump

 

[MrDante]

Wisconsin students group demands free tuition for black students



Would this be considered a privilege?

Only to stupid people.

If you actually go look at what the Associated Students of Madison is calling for....

The Associated Students of Madison is a committee of elected students is part of the U of W board and is charged with the oversight university fees each year for management of the Student Activity Center, distribution of the student bus pass, day to day operations of Student Print media among other things. The ASM sited the fact that while African American's make up 12 % of the population of Wisconsin less than 2% of the student body on the university of Wisconsin is African American. The ASM wants a recent $10 million grant to the university to be used to expand the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program, which grants tuition and room and board to financially needful minority students transferring from two-year colleges.

 

[Crucible]

Only to stupid people.

If you actually go look at what the Associated Students of Madison is calling for....

The Associated Students of Madison is a committee of elected students is part of the U of W board and is charged with the oversight university fees each year for management of the Student Activity Center, distribution of the student bus pass, day to day operations of Student Print media among other things. The ASM sited the fact that while African American's make up 12 % of the population of Wisconsin less than 2% of the student body on the university of Wisconsin is African American. The ASM wants a recent $10 million grant to the university to be used to expand the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program, which grants tuition and room and board to financially needful minority students transferring from two-year colleges.

(And again)

So much for poor white America- and people wonder why they voted for Trump

:yawn:

 

[glassjester]

Only to stupid people.

If you actually go look at what the Associated Students of Madison is calling for....

The Associated Students of Madison is a committee of elected students is part of the U of W board and is charged with the oversight university fees each year for management of the Student Activity Center, distribution of the student bus pass, day to day operations of Student Print media among other things. The ASM sited the fact that while African American's make up 12 % of the population of Wisconsin less than 2% of the student body on the university of Wisconsin is African American. The ASM wants a recent $10 million grant to the university to be used to expand the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program, which grants tuition and room and board to financially needful minority students transferring from two-year colleges.

Why base the scholarships on skin color? That seems racist.

 

[MrDante]

Why base the scholarships on skin color? That seems racist.

What does the massive discrepancy between the state's population of African Americans and the university's enrollment of African Americans seem like?

 

[glassjester]

What does the massive discrepancy between the state's population of African Americans and the university's enrollment of African Americans seem like?

I would need more information to know.

Given a black applicant and a white applicant with equal credentials, which student will the school most often accept?
The black student and the white student should be equally likely choices.

 

[glassjester]

What does the massive discrepancy between the state's population of African Americans and the university's enrollment of African Americans seem like?

Do you agree that it's racist to base a scholarship on skin color?

 

[ok doser]

What does the massive discrepancy between the state's population of African Americans and the university's enrollment of African Americans seem like?

seems like african americans in wisconsin should study more and apply for student loans

any particular reason they can't apply for student loans?

 

[glassjester]

Do you agree that it's racist to base a scholarship on skin color?

 

[MrDante]

I would need more information to know.

Given a black applicant and a white applicant with equal credentials, which student will the school most often accept?
The black student and the white student should be equally likely choices.

If black applicants had equal credentials then there should be no discrepancy between the total population of blacks and the number of black students. Since there is such a discrepancy we are left with either either the University and its admissions are racists or the credentials of white and black students are not equal.

 

[MrDante]

Do you agree that it's racist to base a scholarship on skin color?

rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit
noun
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.


So no it not racist.

 

[MrDante]

seems like african americans in wisconsin should study more and apply for student loans

any particular reason they can't apply for student loans?

what would applying for student loans do?

 

[ok doser]

what would applying for student loans do?

allow them to be able to afford college like everybody else


seems to me that $10 million would be better spend on remedial programs for students who struggle with the academics

 

[Angel4Truth]

What does the massive discrepancy between the state's population of African Americans and the university's enrollment of African Americans seem like?

Like blacks cant make it in on their grades and or they don't apply there often? Why do you think that enrollment should be 50/50 when blacks are only 13 percent overall of the population?

True equality is based on merit, not skin color.

 

[Angel4Truth]

allow them to be able to afford college like everybody else


seems to me that $10 million would be better spend on remedial programs for students who struggle with the academics

That, but liberals do not like things that come from common sense and logic.

 

[ok doser]

from the OP:

The group said consideration of ACT and SAT scores in applications upholds "white supremacy" because it restricts opportunities for the poor.

that's only true if being poor is correlated with low ACT and SAT scores

 

[ok doser]

That, but liberals do not like things that come from common sense and logic.

they must be poor



at reasoning

 

[Angel4Truth]

Hint:

If you would rather do this:

Instead of this:

Then your chances of being accepted at a college period, drops way down and its not because of the color of skin.