ROBBINS: The humanities and liberal arts have value as fields of study
By Hailey Robbins | April 17, 2022Our world quite literally functions based on the diversity of perspectives and approaches of people with different skill sets.
Our world quite literally functions based on the diversity of perspectives and approaches of people with different skill sets.
There are many facets of Black culture that are sacred — and that comes from the wealth of common experiences we share and traditions that have been passed down through generations of Black families.
While the rest of us might be jealous of all the things the Class of 2026 will get to experience that we did not, their bright future offers a glimpse of hope for the rest of us.
We seek to move away from these attempts at rehabilitation and, instead, would like to honor the legacies of the true founders of this University — the enslaved laborers who built the Grounds on which we walk.
we affirm, unequivocally, the reform made to the single sanction of Honor.
In the meantime, students — take initiative yourselves to better understand the Grounds you live on.
The point is not a comparison, but compassion for universal human rights, equal treatment and free will.
What’s more outrageous — that students stand up for vulnerable members of the University community, or that faculty attack them in print for doing so?
The free exchange of thoughts is crucial to the University because, as Jefferson states, such is its purpose — “to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.”
Solutions to the modern lack of access and ability to nutrition equity should be addressed immediately.
The free speech argument is a curtain that people often hide behind, so much so that free speech has lost any semblance of meaning.
Financially covering survivor’s treament is one avenue that the University can begin to end its cycle of ignoring or enabling sexual violence.
Those of us who support free speech do so, in part, because, in a democratic society, none of us can see the whole truth and all of us benefit from being exposed to perspectives that may comprehend some aspect of the truth better than we do.
Children are not only capable of understanding the world, but it is imperative that they do — race, gender and sexuality are not new trends seeping into schools and playgrounds
Those of you reading this article have lived through the pandemic — we cannot forget that many have not — at the very least we should learn something from the past two years.
I know the harsh realities of my ancestors — not to mention the reality of enslavement on Grounds — and to have it thrown in my face quite carelessly is jolting every time.
The meat industry must be regulated in order to turn toward more ethical and sustainable practices.
The traditional book publishing industry may need to embrace the very phenomenon that has threatened its existence for years — self-publishing.
Our Founding Fathers did not create the First Amendment to safeguard the consensus of the majority, but to protect those minority opinions that are deemed so odious and repugnant that they are placed at constant risk of repression.
One of our tasks as a university is to give our students the tools to evaluate these ideas, alongside many others.