An article from The Lantern states that African-Anerican male students make up less than three percent of Ohio State University student population and less than two percent first year students. An analysis done from 2013 to 2017 on Ohio State’s Columbus campus data shows that the university has enrolled less than 130 African-American men in each class out of the 7,136 first year enrolled students. African-American women make up around 3.2 percent of Ohio State’s student population, which is 263 more students than black men.
Numbers of enrolling black people have gone up over time but so has the student population number. Ohio State uses a common application with hopes of more minorities applying however a certain question on the application has posed that it might be an unfair question for minority school districts. The questions ask if you have been found responsible for disciplinary violation at any education institution you have attended from ninth grade forward. This question can be unfair to minority schools who have a strict disciplinary policy. School districts differ in the actions they take for academic misconduct. In schools made up of mostly white individuals the action for misconduct may not be as severe compared to a school of mostly minorities.
The college of engineering at Ohio State is also a white male dominated field, females do not account for a large percentage of engineering students let alone black women. There were no black women in the program in 2014. This is common for many academic programs and it is also common to have a lack of diversity within professors/faculty. Monica Cox, the Department Chair of OSU’s college of engineering explains the importance of being a black woman teaching in a predominantly male field. These are little steps to create a more diverse environment at Ohio State. (I attached a video of an interview with Monica Cox along with a picture)
While reading this article I was very shocked by the information. Where Ohio State includes in many of their platforms it is a diverse campus. I expected the numbers to be more even with different races. The majority of Ohio State’s student population is white. I think Ohio State does a lot for its minority population however there is a lot more that can be improved. I could imagine black students at Ohio State do not feel the type of support as other students. I believe this would make black students feel as if they are “other”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7h-uw5oCo
Hello,
Good job! I learned a lot from your post. I think you provided sufficient evidence in your post. I am also shocked by the fact that African American male students make up less than three percent of Ohio State University student population and less than two percent first year students. I agree with your opinion that black students may feel that they are “other”. I think these unbalanced enrollment rate reflects systemic injustice.
Hi,
You have compiled a lot of very useful stats on the diversity of the students and facility at Ohio State. I am surprised how low the numbers are, but happy to see they are on the incline over the years. I would like to see a comparison of disciplinary data between different school districts to support your point on unfair standards. I think this would really solidify your argument on this injustice being systemic