tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post7784337159959871160..comments2024-03-06T22:39:11.472-08:00Comments on cheesemonkey wonders: On using privilege to combat racism: a love letter to #educolor, from an aspiring allycheesemonkeysfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post-13007440467001813352015-11-22T13:53:10.711-08:002015-11-22T13:53:10.711-08:00Also, I think that Einstein gets the last word on ...Also, I think that Einstein gets the last word on trolls here:<br /><br />http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/12/6/7342171/trolls-einstein-curiecheesemonkeysfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post-47020672032289450382015-11-22T13:20:13.356-08:002015-11-22T13:20:13.356-08:00I love the way in which Chris (Chris Eisgruber, Pr...I love the way in which Chris (Chris Eisgruber, Princeton '83 and President of the University) is modeling the ally's stance with an open letter to the whole Princeton community. The last two paragraphs of his letter make me hopeful about the university continuing to grow and learn and evolve:<br /><br /><i>One of the most sensitive and controversial issues pertains to Woodrow Wilson’s legacy on the campus. As every Princetonian knows, Wilson left a lasting imprint on this University and this campus, and while much of his record had a very positive impact on the shaping of modern Princeton, his record on race is disturbing. As a University we have to be open to thoughtful re-examination of our own history, and I believe it is appropriate to engage our community in a careful exploration of this legacy. Since the Board of Trustees has authority over how the University recognizes Wilson, I have asked the Board to develop a process to consider this issue, and the Board has agreed to do so. The Board will form a subcommittee to collect information about Wilson’s record and impact from a wide array of perspectives and constituencies. This information will include a range of scholarly understandings of Wilson. Toward this end, the Board will solicit letters from experts familiar with Wilson, and it will make those letters public. The Board will also establish a vehicle to allow alumni, faculty, students, and staff to register their opinions with the subcommittee about Wilson and his legacy. In addition, members of the Board’s subcommittee will schedule visits to Princeton’s campus early in the spring semester to listen to the views of the University community, including its alumni. After assessing the information it has gathered and hearing the views of all parts of the Princeton community, the Board will decide whether there are any changes that should be made in how the University recognizes Wilson’s legacy.<br /> <br />These are turbulent and demanding times, but if we engage in thoughtful and meaningful conversation they offer hope for real progress. The quest for a diverse and inclusive community has been among Princeton’s most important goals at least since the presidency of Bob Goheen ’40 *48, and we have come a long way. But we have not come far enough, and making further progress will require hard work and good will. I am confident that Princeton’s extraordinary community—on campus, and throughout the world—is up to the task.</i>cheesemonkeysfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post-4281406281120656022015-11-22T11:44:27.506-08:002015-11-22T11:44:27.506-08:00As the Buddha said, "Hatred never ceases thro...As the Buddha said, "Hatred never ceases through hatred but by love alone is healed. This is an ancient and eternal law." really strikes me. <br /><br />Our sermon this morning on the Christ the King feast day was about how his way, too, is both not of this world and present now. We do not have to continue the cycle of violence, we have an out. <br /><br />It is amazing how this particular hate speech sounds like something out of 1950. I am glad we have lived long enough for it to be passe as well as wrong, but it also shows how long we have to go.John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.com