Welcoming students to the Black Student Success Centre’s brand-new space

“When a student sets foot in here, I want them to feel like they have come home.” 

Standing in the Black Student Success Centre’s brand-new space, in front of a wall covered in stunning art and poetry created by Black students at McMaster, centre manager Faith Ogunkoya can’t help smiling.

The BSSC, which she has worked tirelessly to set up along with the help of Mac grad Jordan Lentinello, is the university’s first space dedicated to supporting and championing the Black students in every aspect of their lives.

Here, Black students will not only have a safe space to meet, connect, study and work together, but will also have access to specialized programming and services designed in a way that validates their cultural identity.

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