Former Carleton University student Leto Koker who studied Criminology, said his experience as a Black person on campus was positive overall but said that there is room for more representation at the university.<\/p>\n
Koker, 21, used to live in an area where seeing other Black kids at school was few and far between. But this shifted once he started attending Carleton: Koker explained that he met all different kinds of Black people from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf all the places that I lived, the Carleton campus was probably the place I would see the most concentrated group of Black people my age like ever,\u201d Koker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt like I was able to form a community there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He said he appreciated all the clubs that were available and he built strong connections with his Black peers. Koker added that the activities that promoted inclusivity were mostly student led.<\/p>\n
When it came to Black History Month, Koker said that there weren't a lot of events or programming that he found on campus. Koker described it as an \u201cuphill battle\u201d to find things that were more powerful than something like a movie night.<\/p>\n
While Koker did find inclusive spaces on campus, he also explained that there was an inadequate representation of the Black community amongst professors and teaching assistants.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the only time I ever had a Black teacher was for an African studies course,\u201d Koker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was always white TAs and white teachers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Koker said that because of COVID-19, he is unsure whether he will return to Carleton at a later date.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the opportunity arises, I would love to go back to Carleton,\u201d Koker said.<\/p>\n
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