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Facebook racism incident raises diversity issues at UMD

Source: MPR News

Duluth, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Duluth campus is returning to normal after an uproar over a Facebook conversation in which two young white women mocked an African-American student in the same room. When the black woman walked into the study hall, the two white students made disparaging online comments that included references to the jungle and characterizing blacks as thieves, said an African-American student who brought the incident to light. That has led to a dialogue about racial insensitivity on the campus of 11,000, and a May 3 march against intolerance sponsored by UMD's Diversity Commission and the student group Students Promoting Awareness through Teaching. University officials say the incident did not expose a pattern of intolerance, but they are considering cultural sensitivity sessions for students.

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