Dive Brief:
- Episodes of racial tension on campus have been cropping up across the country, with the University of Michigan, Arizona State, UCLA, and Dartmouth among those affected.
- While the idea of a "post-racial" society has been thrown around, federal complaints related to race and ethnicity filed against colleges and universities have risen to 860 in 2013, from 555 in 2009.
- One twist: A new generation's racial tension may not look exactly like the racial strife of generations past, with social media playing a role now.
Dive Insight:
One case in point: At the University of Michigan last week, hundreds came together for a 12-hour assembly to address racial tensions after a fraternity had invited "rappers, twerkers, gangsters," and others "back to da hood again." Black students also point to declining black enrollment at the school as a problem — from 6.2% of students in 2009 to 4.6% in 2013.
