![]() The history of UW Tacoma’s BSU is also a history of the campus. Over the past 30 years, students in this organization have hosted events and meetings but they have also advocated for change including better representation when it comes to faculty of color. In fact, UW Tacoma’s BSU has the distinction of being the first student organization at UW Tacoma. The Black Student Union at UW Tacoma is almost as old as the campus. ![]() Closer to home, UW developed the Special Education Program to recruit students of color. It’s worth noting that many of the programs and practices implemented by universities in the wake of student protests were already widely used by historically black colleges and universities. The University of Wisconsin created the Department of Afro-American Studies. Not long after the strikes ended, SFSU established the College of Ethnic Studies. Members of these organizations arranged sit-ins and strikes at campuses across the United States. Activism, including a push for diversity both in the classroom and in the curriculum, is at the core of many BSUs. ![]() However, BSUs were designed to be more than a safe space to meet people. Student clubs geared toward Black college students existed before the development of Black Student Unions. Left to right top to bottom: Linda Hurley Ishem, Lisa Rankin Faircloth, Jamie McGee, Chana Lawson.
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