Where are the Black Faculty at the College of Business and Economics at Csun

Kevin Khachatryan

My angle

Headline: Where are the Black Faculty at the College of Business and Economics at Csun?

Nutgraph:

“It’s crazy to me because I didn’t think about it until now,” said Woodson. “I didn’t pay attention to that because I just go to school and go home. It doesn’t cross my mind what ethnicity the professor is, but now that I’m taking it in, ya, I never had a Black professor in my business classes.”

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Woodson’s realization echoes a broader issue at CSUN and beyond: the striking lack of African American faculty, especially in departments like business, math, and science, where representation is crucial for fostering a healthy academic environment.

My Multimedia elements

Elements of Investigative Reporting used

Straight to the Source:

• Asked Black clubs and programs on campus
• Going to the Business & Economics department, along with math & science to interview students and faculty
• Googled clubs such as the black student union and scholars matter to find their contact information
• Emailing professors

Analyzing Data:

• Used data such as CSUN counts and implemented the data into datawrapper to showcase the numbers of Black faculty to connect with my story

Outreach

My outreach consists of sharing this story to the faculty of African Americans at CSUN and students to help spread awareness and support in the departments that are underrepresented.

Questions

How can I improve my story to grab audiences attention?

What questions come to mind when you see the headline and data of this piece?

What other multimedia elements can I add to my topic other than graphs and charts?

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