Once again, a group of student protesters were successful in getting a university higher-up to agree to their demands. This time, the protest happened at Towson University.
According to The Towerlight, a group of black students staged a sit-in at University President Timothy Chandler’s office last night. #OccupyTowson quickly trended on social media.
The students presented a list of demands, including increasing the number of black faculty, ensuring equitable police practices for campus events and starting a course on race relations. Instead of a standoff, the eight-hour demonstration became more of a working session, as university staff and the students worked through the demands.
Shortened version of the 13 demands of the black students at Towson #OCCUPYTOWSON #towsonismissou pic.twitter.com/4Dk4lUGScK
— The Towerlight (@TheTowerlight) November 18, 2015
The list of demands was revised twice, but the session produced a document that Chandler ultimately signed. The protesters declared it was “all love,” and Chandler said he didn’t want the conversation to end there.
