CSUN Protesters Call for Focus on Indian Students
About 30 protesters urged Cal State Northridge to address the problems of American Indian students, claiming that 92% drop out because the university does not try hard enough to retain them.
The protesters want counselors to organize activities for the 208 Indians on campus, provide academic advice and recruit more Indian students. Peter Aguirre, president of an Indian students organization at CSUN, said a survey showed that 45.5% of the Indian students on campus drop out after their freshman year.
Jacqueline Jacobs, CSUN associate vice president for academic services, said the university plans to hire two American Indian counselors to recruit Indian high school and transfer students. She also said the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, which oversees the American Indian Studies minor, is considering Indian applicants for a position of educational equity coordinator, who will overseeing relations with minority groups in the school.
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