social justice in the American university

I really enjoyed this talk about social justice on American universities. I thought it was very interesting how since we are at an Ivy League our demographic on campus is very different than most colleges. At other colleges, they have a lot less resources and look to the ivy league as an example. Also I enjoyed the idea that colleges are a micro-communtiy that represents the larger population. The speakers urged that universities shouldn’t just throw money at social problems and instead attack the root of the problem. Since many universities are built on racism, it’s important that they address these problems that don’t just involve financials. I didn’t know before this talk about the different racial problems that arose in Cornell in the 90s.

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