Karelyn Ureña
Karelyn Ureña
Karelyn Ureña is a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. She hails from the east coast town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, near South Hamilton, where she attended Pingree School . [undefined]
She has posted a Go Fund Me in April asking for help to fly back to her Hometown to see her family. [undefined]
Facebook Post Scandal
Sometime around early August, 2016, Ureña wrote a Facebook post on the group, "Pitzer College Class of 2018", looking for a fourth roommate. She had certain specifications, including that she was only looking for people of color to move in for the Fall. [undefined]
A scandal ensued after the post with discussions about race and identity with the President of the college, Melvin Oliver, saying that the post is inconsistent with the mission and the values of the college:
"While Pitzer is a community of individuals passionately engaged in establishing intracultural safe spaces for marginalized groups, the Facebook post and several subsequent comments are inconsistent with our Mission and values."
Last fall, 48% of Pitzer's undergraduates were identified as White, 15% were Hispanic, 9% were Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% African American. [undefined]