by lindaoppenheim | Nov 29, 2015 | Opinion
In this piece Debby Irving, author of “Waking Up White,” addresses white professionals in positions of authority in higher education. In this moment of crisis, you have a choice. The comfortable choice may be to double down on the strategies that got you...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 27, 2015 | Video
You know that feeling when your child discovers you’ve been lying to them about something? Some lies we tell are pretty harmless. But others–like those surrounding privilege–contribute to the stubborn inequality in our world. Colin was performing in...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 24, 2015 | Article
Although it was mostly positive, my experience at Princeton was regularly pierced by uncomfortable moments where my status as an African American rendered me “otherized” and, consequently, uncomfortable. My freshman year, a White friend asked me if I straightened my...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 19, 2015 | News, Opinion
Here’s how Krystal Knapp of Planet Princeton covered the story of the Walk Out. Her online article is attracting thoughtful comments. Planet Princeton: On the Walk Out
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 9, 2015 | Opinion
Peniel E. Joseph, professor and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, comments on recent racist incidents and student activist responses at University...
