The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a queer resource center last week in compliance with a state law that bans public universities from allocating resources to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
FILE - The Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at the Malone Hood Plaza stands in front of Foster Auditorium on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala., June 16, 2019. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — There was one major deciding factor in Cierra Gilliam’s decision about where to go to college.
“It feels terrible, like there is no place to go,” Gilliam said. “They ripped all the signage and things down, and there is nothing left.” “I'm a senior student who is trying to get my degree and pay my rent and make my money,” Schottelkotte said. “I care very much about QSA, but I just don't have the time or ability to focus every single thing in my day on QSA.”
Both the Queer Student Association and the Black Student Union have been forced to scramble for other funding for programming, especially as the groups try to help freshman get oriented, according to their respective presidents. Tuscaloosa NAACP chapter president Lisa Young said that there is a long legacy of Black Student Unions offering essential services for Black students on campus. She said the local NAACP chapter will help connect the Black Student Union to local resources for fundraising in the absence of support from the school.
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