Universities across the U.S are becoming very delicate over the
problem of equality. This is due to the recent protests done by university
students.
Racial problems are still a big issue in the States, especially
since the country is very multi-cultural. However, some universities have taken
the phenomenon way too seriously, making rules and programs that just seem
afraid of the protests and don't get to the crucial point of the whole problem.
Take Yale for instance. Yale is now "encouraging the campus
community to confront the history of slavery and... to teach the legacy."
The University of Missouri is also doing a similar change. They
stated that "... MU's Faculty Council Committee on Race Relations is
releasing a new video series that aims to educate white students and faculty
about white supremacy and racism of campus."
These two universities are implying these programs and rules to
re-educate young students that discrimination is bad, and that it should be
taught first-handed since they no longer live in a world where obvious
discrimination is a daily occurrence. However, what is happening at the
universities don’t seem like they want to re-educate, but rather, it seems as
if the rules are discriminating white people. This surely will not help schools
end the protests; as a matter a fact, it might increase the voltage of the collision.
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