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Andrew Evans discusses proposed programs to support minority and female students who would attend GMU and states that in order to initiate effective Affirmative Action, the university culture needs to recognize its attitude of discrimination and…

Both Evans and Lowe make way to hire minorities and women, noting that they believe more work is to be done hiring minorities than women. There are no minority professors at GMU. The staff is composed of approximately 30% of women.

Four plans to increase minority enrollment at Mason were passed. All four plans are listed and described with accompanying concerns, notably where students will be coming from.

Despite Mason’s efforts to increase campus diversity, black students feel alienated and lacking representation. A 100-page study was conducted to understand black students' campus sentiment. Black students suggest recommended steps to improve…

The Joseph Gurfein, director of planning at GMU, received massive waves of student backlash after creating a plan to replace the Campus Ministry office with an office for the new Minority Affairs program. This plan was not final, and the Campus…

The Student Government rallied students to sign a petition to block the move of the Campus Ministry office from the student union building.

he removal of the Campus Ministry office from the student union became an issue of students’ rights among the campus populous. Students became frustrated with the removal of student spaces from what they believe should be a building to serve their…

Students argue for why the Campus Ministry is an important office and central social spot for the student body. The Ministry is emphasized as all-faith inclusive with religious leaders providing help in crisis intervention, financial support, job…

The advent of the new school year did not soften student attitudes towards the displacement of the Campus Ministry office. Students signed petitions against the move and the head of the Student Government wrote an angry letter about Gurfein’s plan.

To appease student calls for change, the decided location for the new Minority Affairs hire’s office was a storage closet.