Does the Chief Illiniwek tradition create a racist environment?
There is no evidence that this noble symbol has created a racist or hostile climate. Actually, there are several facts to the contrary: – In 1980, 8% of the undergraduate population of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was identified as minorities. Today, that number has risen to 26.1%. Within the Big Ten, the University of Illinois ranks consistently among the top three in terms of minority undergraduates. – Minority tenured and tenure-track faculty has increased by 100% since 1990. In that same time period, the number of minority academic professionals has increased by 75%. – According to the 1990 U.S. Census, 0.2% of the population in the State of Illinois identified itself as “American Indian.” That percentage is identical to the current number of Native American students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. – Following a 20-month investigation, the decision of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (11/30/95) concluded that there was ins
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