By: The Truth

The Truth
Sat, 18 Jul 2020 02:39:27 +0000

This is a complete and accurate example of how Ohio State deals with discrimination against non-white professors and students. They constantly block and deny any claims, while invalidating the victim’s character and reports. I know a number of non white students, who deal with discrimination from peers on a daily basis; follow the proper channels of reporting and nothing happens.

As a student of color, I never recommend any person of color I come across to go to Ohio State. The main campus clearly demonstrates Ohio State’s lack of diversity and spaces for students of color. If Ohio State was interested and cared to be more inclusive, we would see that with the student population—which we don’t. It’s a problem when your athletic teams, are predominately Black, but you hardly see any Black students on campus.

Ohio State upholds the same policy this country upholds, White Supremacy. You have professors who only recommend certain (white) students for positions. You have professors who pay minority students less and white students more. You have white students, who take advantage of minority students that have difficulty with English. They will take the other student’s work and claim it as their own, in terms of publishing. You even have PROFESSORS, who do the same. I know students personally, who have had their personal work taken and claimed by their white peers as their own. You have white students who mock and disrespect any non white professor with an accent. You have clubs and organizations that cater predominantly to white students.

As a POC, Ohio State makes it even more difficult to make that transition from high school to college. You feel like you don’t belong. I have had many conversations with students who have left Ohio State, due to the way it made them feel overwhelmed and isolated. I shouldn’t have to join a (insert ethnicity) club to meet people who look like me. That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. If Ohio State made more of an effort to have a diverse campus, maybe we wouldn’t have as many issues with discrimination. Anyone can have a “Multicultural” building, but if you are not actively ensuring that ALL students have EQUAL opportunities than you are merely wasting our time. I need to see Ohio State not only acknowledge this gross case of discrimination, but actually do something about it.