Commentary: Prospective students deserve transparency
Looking around at a college changed by a pandemic, economic decline and administrative negligence, I wonder if I would have made the same decision.
Looking around at a college changed by a pandemic, economic decline and administrative negligence, I wonder if I would have made the same decision.
As I grew older, I began to realize a pattern: I tend to have an urge to buy a new pair of shoes every time a romantic endeavor fails.
The administration’s commitment to disaster capitalism has permanently divided our community. Our wounds are deep; they will not be easily healed.
As we watch our community reeling from the current cuts, we should be invested in unambiguously defending tenure as a cherished institutional value.
The restaurant industry, which thrives on tourism and the ability for people to gather together in a space, has been hit extra hard by the pandemic.
It would be strategic for us to work on healing these traumas and learning how to offer each other compassion, even within stark disagreement.
A robust commitment to collaborative shared governance is needed now to move the college through this dark time and ensure that the college thrives.
If the college is shrinking one way or another, I much prefer a scenario in which our faculty have as much notice and support as possible.
It is crucial to remember that those who have sustained brain injuries are valuable members of our communities too and deserve utmost respect.
Professors contribute to campus culture, they are involved in student life and they motivate their students to be leaders in our community.
It’s our contingent and NTEN faculty who are engaged in some of the most innovative, intersectional, progressive teaching on campus.
A significant aspect of the movement is that it brings together different factions of the rural farming society across tribes, castes and religions.