A large group of students walked out of a forum Syracuse University's chancellor held in response to a recent number of reported racist incidents across the campus.
"I signed the recommendations presented by international students and the students peacefully protesting. Of the 19 recommendations made by student protestors, I have agreed to 16 as written; I have suggested minor revisions to the other three for them to consider," the chancellor said in a statement Thursday.
Student recommendations to the chancellor included requiring mandatory diversity training for the school's faculty and staff, no consequences for students participating in sit-ins and the development of"multicultural offices," according to a memo obtained by ABC News. In another recommendation, students requested the implementation of a"housing portal" as an"option in the rommmate selection process to allow future residents to choose a rommate based on mutual interests and identities." The chancellor signed off on the recommendation but crossed out the word"identities."
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