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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStudents at Harvard’s Kennedy School will now be required to check their privilege
(Maybe they could offer a webinar for others....!)
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/13/students_at_harvards_kennedy_school_will_now_be_required_to_check_their_privilege/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
If Tal Fortgang, the Princeton freshman who refused to check his white privilege, ever wants to go to Harvards Kennedy School of Government, hell have to change his tune significantly or at least spend some time seriously evaluating it, thanks to a new orientation class requirement called Checking Your Privilege 101.
New York Magazines the Cut reports that in response to growing demand from student activists, administrators committed Friday to adding a class in power and privilege to its orientation program for incoming first-year students.
Reetu Mody, a first year masters student in public policy, organized the movement that eventually led to the course addition. Mody recently told the Crimson that she started HKS Speaks Out in response to the disappointment that her courses didnt really address race at all when examining policy issues. The groups first session attracted about 80 students last fall, and a recent petition attracted more than 300 signatures about a fourth of the schools student population to push the administration to offer mandatory privilege and power training.
A recent 80-person demonstration, which attempted to illustrate the invisible but omnipresent power advantages that people of dominant races, classes, sexual orientations, or genders benefit from, drew positive attention and constructive dialogue with the schools administration.
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Students at Harvard’s Kennedy School will now be required to check their privilege (Original Post)
Starry Messenger
May 2014
OP
everybody going there is already privilieged, so there will be lots of checking to do nt
msongs
May 2014
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msongs
(67,360 posts)1. everybody going there is already privilieged, so there will be lots of checking to do nt
JI7
(89,239 posts)2. remember the incident involved harvard professor Gates ?
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)3. That poster is a one-shot wonder.
Your answer is correct though.
Also see the #itooamharvard campaign.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/21-black-harvard-students-share-their-experiences-through-a
JI7
(89,239 posts)5. what many are pretty much saying is that even if they face these things they should still not
complain because they are still going to a good school or have a good job, car etc. and they have things i don't have so i don't care if they face things like bigotry.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)4. What is a passing grade?
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)6. Harvard students are smart enough to come up with right answers
without believing a bit of it.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)7. LOL! Hoary riddle: How does Harvard graduate the best?
It only accepts the best.