Niagara University Holds Panel Discussion On ‘Diversity In Action’
On Feb. 16, students, faculty and alumni gathered to discuss the relationship between diversity and campus relations in “Diversity in Action: A Discussion of Student Activism at Niagara University.”
“When I arrived here (Niagara) in 1969, I saw that there was work that needed to be done,” said Bill Bradberry, ’70, founder of the university’s original Black Student Union. “Looking around the audience now and seeing the students around me, I see the fulfillment of a dream.”
Among the topics discussed in the event were social changes, the issues students are working through today and some of the challenges going forward with diversity. Bradberry, who was a significant contributor on the panel, said that in living in Niagara Falls, he sees the local community as acting like a spark plug to the rest of the world.