In this episode of Behind The Lens, education reporter Vivi Smilgius examines students’ concerns, their demands for action, and questions about the university’s responsibility to provide safe, adequate housing.
At Dillard University, Louisiana’s oldest historically Black college and university (HBCU), deteriorating infrastructure, mold complaints, and unsafe conditions in student residences have prompted students to demand answers from university administrators.
During a recent alumni meeting, student government leaders organized a stand-in to bring attention to the conditions affecting campus housing and to demand greater accountability from the administration.
Smilgius reports on the students’ concerns and their efforts to bring attention to the problems facing their campus community.
Featured Reporter: Vivi Smilgius, Education Reporter
Host: Carolyne Heldman
Theme music by Podington Bear. Additional Music: “Turquoise”
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