A lack of resources is marginalizing BIPOC college students more than their White peers. 

A lack of resources is marginalizing BIPOC college students more than their White peers. According to Naomi Nishi’s (Ph.D., lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies at CU Denver) ethnographic study, “‘white hoarding,’ the co-option of resources by white students” is affecting BIPOC students ability to successfully participate in classes. She sums up the overarching issue of “entitlement vs. ownership” which is seen in her study of several college classrooms. BIPOC students who come from low socio-economic backgrounds often go without resources like laptops, specific computer programs for a course, or overly priced calculators. When observing students ability to share, she noticed how when a Black woman without a laptop worked together with a White student who did have one, “At no point was the black woman allowed or offered to try it herself.” Whereas, when a Latina woman shared her laptop with a White male who didn’t have one, the male hogged it the entire lesson, despite it not being his. BIPOC students are often excluded from group discussions and are put at a disadvantage because they’re “less likely to ask for help or resources.” (Phys.Org)