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A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS of comments written
in response to an online article related to the University
of Connecticut's announcement about the ScHOLA2RS
House, a culturally-themed residential program to
retain and support African American male students is
presented. Following this announcement, articles were
published in various online media outlets surrounding
Connecticut's decision. We selected an article written
in Inside HigherEd, reviewed it and analyzed the reader
commentary that followed. Our critical discourse analysis
revealed that commenters relied on arguments associated
with segregation and stereotypes of black inferiority to
justify their disagreement with the House. The findings also
indicate commenter's unsubstantiated assertions were often
symptomatic of white fragility. We offer recommendations
for residence life departments that offer culturally-themed
housing and discuss the importance of public opinion in
shaping racial discourse, particularly related to institutional
diversity initiatives in residence life.

Black students
were expected
to assimilate but
instead resisted
and led protests
to increase hiring
of Black faculty,
Black student
recruitment, and
establishment
of Black culture
centers. Fifty

In the 1960s and 1970s, racial tensions swelled on college campuses due to an influx of Black students at predominantly white
institutions (PWIs) and the failure of these institutions to address
their toxic campus racial climate. Black students were expected to
assimilate but instead resisted and led protests to increase hiring
of Black faculty, Black student recruitment, and establishment of
Black culture centers (Biondi, 2012; Patton, 2006a; Rojas, 2007;
Williamson, 1999). Fifty years later, anti-Blackness on campus still
exists. Students at the University of Missouri-Columbia and across
the country continue to experience racism (e.g. racial epithets,
noose-hangings, violence). Similar to their predecessors, they are
protesting and holding institutions accountable for a socially just
learning environment.

years later, antiBlackness on
campus still
exists.

The negative experiences of Black students at PWIs are heavily
documented (Harper & Patton, 2007; Solórzano, Ceja, & Yosso,
2000). Institutional responses to students' demands include
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