minorities Archives – The Statesman

Growing up “divided,” I always saw segregation on Long Island

by Maya BrownOpinionsDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019

While the growing population of minorities on Long Island has increased more than 10% in the last two decades, the amount of inclusion and equity has not. A 2015 report by ERASE Racism found that Long Island continues to be one of the most racially segregated regions in the country.

Stony Brook student Cautney Nelson starts nonprofit STEM education club

by Sherin SamuelNewsNovember 3, 2019November 3, 2019

When Cautney Nelson, 23, first created her nonprofit Millennial Science in December 2018, she wanted to put a fun twist on making research articles more digestible for readers. Nelson soon switched gears to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs to children in low-income areas.

We need affirmative action to distribute equal opportunities to students

by Sarah TantawyOpinionsOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019

Affirmative action is a policy in which an individual’s color, race, sex, religion or national origin are taken into account to provide opportunities for underrepresented groups in society. We see this policy at play in many different facets of people’s lives

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Growing up “divided,” I always saw segregation on Long Island

Stony Brook student Cautney Nelson starts nonprofit STEM education club

We need affirmative action to distribute equal opportunities to students

Stony Brook University appoints Sree Sreenivasan as first Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor

Latina alumna discusses how segregated Long Island communities lead to gangs

Don’t just show up for rallies, support small events too

Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

Male minority students frustrated by alleged lack of academic support

Diversifying faculty proving difficult at SBU

O’Brien reminds us to open our minds