“As leader of the Hub and the first Black woman in Butler’s history to attain full professor status, Jett has represented Butler while forging new connections to cultivate Black scholarship and foster community in Indianapolis.”
Bulldogs of Butler: Melísenda Dixon
Melísenda Dixon, senior management information systems major and healthcare management minor, is the current president of Butler’s Black Student Union. She discusses her Afro-Latina identity, her involvement on campus and what it has been like for the Black community during the COVID-19 pandemic at a predominantly white institution.
Being black at Butler
Jill McCarter | News Editor | jmccarte@butler.edu A look at the past, present and future of black students’ experiences and enrollment at Butler University. Walking down the sidewalks of Butler University before her freshman year during an admissions tour, Kazmyn Perry realized that if she chose to attend, she would be in the minority. Still,…