Alex Corey Jul 21, 2020
Hundreds of students and faculty at Dartmouth College have signed a
letter calling for radical change at the school in order to combat
"structural racism."The letter, directed
toward senior leadership including Dartmouth chairwoman Laurel Richie
and President Philip J. Hanlon, claims that "unrepentant White
supremacy" rooted in the college's history has shaped the "mission,
tradition, and culture" at the school.
On June 17, the group met
with senior leadership in order to discuss their concerns about the
racial climate on campus. Following this meeting, the school put out a
statement on July 1, acknowledging the group's concerns and the racial
reckoning happening nationwide. Leadership vowed to implement changes
such as hiring more people of color and implicit bias training, stating
that these commitments were "just the start."............To Read More....
My Take - Implicit Racism, Inherent Racism, Structural Racism: Can anyone define these terms? Can they give examples? The answer is no, and Dartmouth is like most of all the other universities in the nation. Filled with invertebrate leadership.
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