Loyola University has surrendered to the will of social justice warriors and #BlackLivesMatter activists, and is now developing a racial justice indoctrination program for the students, faculty, and staff.
Loyola University released a statement on Wednesday announcing the creation of a 14-person racial justice task force, comprised of students, professors, and campus staff.
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The school’s president, Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., said that as a Jesuit university, Loyola should be engaged in the fight for racial justice.
“As a Jesuit, Catholic university, we must be particularly passionate about getting to the heart of the issue of racial justice and creating an open, welcoming environment for all students and employees. We have no room for racism or intolerance here,” said Linnane. “Through training, and through the many current and future opportunities I know will be offered on campus for further conversation on racial justice, I am confident we will emerge as a more welcoming, more inclusive community.”
The task force includes Eric Baker, a religious undergraduate student who supports #BlackLivesMatter; Seán Bray, director of Campus Ministry who has tweeted about his support for open borders; Alicia Espinal-Mesa, a #BlackLivesMatter activist and undergraduate student; and Adanna Johnson-Evans, Ph.D, an associate professor of psychology who wrote a love letter to #BlackLivesMatter activists.
A racial training program was one of the three main demands made by Loyola #BlackLivesMatter activists last fall. The task force aims to begin that training in the fall of 2016.
