Presidents of two ivy league schools have resigned. Might it now be time for universities to end discrimination and segregation on college campuses? Or is it still "too soon"?
At Oxford we have hundreds of clubs and societies, none has ever been funded by the University (although any -- excluding a number of categories one of which is political groups -- can apply for small grants for specific purposes if they convince the grants committee that it is a good idea). Decidedly there is no separation by ethnicity in accommodation, and even reading the students' forums these days the main concern of ethnic minority undergraduates is, "Will I fit in" not "Where can I find those just like me". So that is nice I guess.
Although in the recent years the University big events have always had some mighty hand cringing about whiteness and colonialism -- in the form of pieties, of course, and nothing constructive. I just hope that the tide begins going back before reaching full height.
Would be nice to see, but I concur, unlikely.
At Oxford we have hundreds of clubs and societies, none has ever been funded by the University (although any -- excluding a number of categories one of which is political groups -- can apply for small grants for specific purposes if they convince the grants committee that it is a good idea). Decidedly there is no separation by ethnicity in accommodation, and even reading the students' forums these days the main concern of ethnic minority undergraduates is, "Will I fit in" not "Where can I find those just like me". So that is nice I guess.
Although in the recent years the University big events have always had some mighty hand cringing about whiteness and colonialism -- in the form of pieties, of course, and nothing constructive. I just hope that the tide begins going back before reaching full height.