Introduction Three primary issues broadly afflict college campuses today: intolerance towards diverse thought, the devolution of social purpose, and the rise of the inconsequential. These phenomena contribute to the educational hysteria that is increasingly dominating the political, social and educational spheres of the modern American university. They include trigger warnings for differing opinions, the non-ironic use of...
The Student Assembly (SA) struck down a resolution that would have requested for the creation of a committee to “increase and improve faculty ideological diversity” in a 10-11-1 vote on Thursday. SA President Jordan Berger ’17, who can only vote in the event of a tie, provided the necessary thumbs down to the proposed diversity...
Dean of Students candidate Vijay Pendakur participated in an open forum last Friday, during which he discussed his life story and vision for Cornell. He stressed that he would consider all students when making decisions as dean. He said during the forum “If I say ‘The dean’s area of focus is diversity and inclusion,’ the...
On March 12, the Cornell Student Assembly and Speech & Debate Union hosted a forum for Student Assembly (SA) and University Assembly (UA) representative candidates. Once again, Speech & Debate Society members Nick Rasch and Jennifer Kim moderated the forum. Due to a number of uncontested positions and absent candidates, the forum primarily focused on...
On March 10, multicultural organizations ALANA Intercultural Board and umbrella organizations Black Students United (BSU), Cornell University’s Asian Pacific Islander Student Union (CAPSU), La Association Latina (LAL), Native American Students at Cornell (NASAC), and LGBTQ group Haven hosted a forum for candidates for the Student Assembly (SA) president, executive vice-president, and minority liaison at-large. Moderated...
Ithaca College students want the Native American Studies minor to be changed to an indigenous studies minor in the name of greater racial inclusiveness.
At the weekly Student Assembly meeting this afternoon, the student members voted on a new diversity initiative known as the “Diversity Plan.” This initiative basically suggests that the Student Assembly should take more pro-active steps in incorporating diversity into their policies. As such, the tangible outcomes of this plan would likely result in more diversity...
That’s how UVA Professor Jonathan Haidt described the grand total of 3 self-identified conservatives at a 1,000 person social psychology conference. From the NYT article: “This is a statistically impossible lack of diversity,” Dr. Haidt concluded, noting polls showing that 40 percent of Americans are conservative and 20 percent are liberal. In his speech and in...
According to a recent study conducted by Cornell’s Industrial and Labor Relations School, businesses experience greater success if they have a welcoming and diverse working environment. As cited by Lynette Chappell-Williams, associate vice president of workforce diversity and inclusion at Cornell, such a workplace has proven to show significant financial rewards. “When you have an...