Women, and racial and sexual minorities don’t feel welcome, U of C climate survey says
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By Alex Ortiz The University of Chicago made national headlines in August when it declared the campus a trigger-warning-free zone, igniting a national debate about the lack safe spaces for marginalized students. Now, a newly released campus climate survey validates the feeling of many that the campus’ racial climate is, indeed, rife with racism, sexism […]
Moody Bible student embraces his Dalit roots to help others
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By Vishakha Darbha When he was 12, Abishek Jonathan visited his ancestral village in Tamil Nadu, India, and was disheartened to learn that his relatives were denied permission to build a church. The reason: being a “Dalit,” or an untouchable. Jonathan heard about the case of Dalit Research Scholar Rohith Vemula committing suicide Jan 17 […]