MIT elected its first ever black female student body president!

MIT just elected its first ever black female student body president!
Danielle Geathers - a college sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering -  just became the first black woman to lead the undergraduate association. Her running mate is an Asian woman named Yu Jing Chen.

“Someone asked if the UA president was a figurehead role [during the debate]. I think no, but minimally, a black female in that role will squash every perception that MIT is still mostly white and male,” Danielle told the school’s paper, The Tech via Because We Can. “Minimally, the immediate image of that will make MIT a more welcoming and inclusive place.”

Danielle and Yu Jing created a website to share their mission statement, which is to help minorities on their campus have a voice.

“Our leadership increased accessibility to student resources on campus and levied student concerns to administration, ranging from the Burton Conner transition to the search for the new Institute Community and Equity Officer,” they wrote in a statement.
“Our impact spans from creating MIT’s first and only black women recruiting initiative to pioneering MIT representation at America’s largest Asian American student advocacy conference.”