A Room For Diversity

“Providing students of color with a space in which they are not constantly infected by white supremacy provides a sense of community and support needed to continue to exist in such an institution,” said Talia Moore, a third year in Lang’s Journalism + Design program. (The New School Free Press, Students of Color Demand Dedicated Space in Forum With Admins, 2018) Students of Color at the New School demand a larger space than the small meeting room they have dedicated to only for students of color. They hoped to claim a space they can go to to connect with people like them, study in an environment that feels like home, and relax. This request raised conflict and pushed a movement, some disagreeing with the new space. This movement is a groundbreaking success for not only The New School, but for students of color across the nation.