I’ll give you the short answer – yes, absolutely. Some people think that gender equity isn’t a concern anymore for our students – or at least a serious one. We have a majority-female cabinet, this year ASW leadership was mostly women, and we’ve won an award for LGBT inclusion. All of these things are important, and I do not discount them. I am grateful for those things, and...
I am in the last two months of my senior year, which now feel that they’ve been taken from me. It just sucks. I had to call my family and let them know not to come out. I don’t get goodbyes and final classes. I am now likely entering the workforce during a recession – risking the possibility of having to move back in with my parents for an indefinite amount of time. And, in the spirit ...
I know that the tuition increase has caused stress, anxiety, and anger. I know that students are frustrated with what feels like a lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion. I know that the process for determining need is often inequitable. I know that students feel that their voices are not being heard, and concerns are being tossed aside. I know. Students (and alum, staff, faculty, and...