“There’s a level of self-censorship – and it’s frightening everyone – which I’ve never seen before,” Sial says. “It’s really sad that it’s happening at Harvard.”
people limiting their own 1st Amendment rights out of fear of the administration
“There’s a level of self-censorship – and it’s frightening everyone – which I’ve never seen before,” Sial says. “It’s really sad that it’s happening at Harvard.”
people limiting their own 1st Amendment rights out of fear of the administration
ump-sum payments
single one-time payment instead of paying in installments
the Trump administration cited antisemitism starting with pro-Palestinian protests on campus more than a year ago – a painful and unacceptable problem Harvard says it is addressing – as well as alleged discrimination in diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
trump is cutting funding because of the pro-palestine protests => harvard is saying that they don't like the pro-palestine protests either?
wildfires like the one that destroyed the town of Paradise in 2018 are only one bad day away—not unlike, in sheer randomness and terror, the existential threats that haunt hardworking Black and brown people in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Fresno.
we each have our own struggles... => we are actually really interconnected as californians!
Columbia College differs from the city colleges I’ve visited in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Fresno.
they differ due to the major differences in their demographics. each cities have their bipartisan issues (homelessness, poverty, etc.)
President Biden’s debt relief legislation is a half measure.
political context as the circumstances for writing this report
Higher education is designed for students who already have resources,”
this coupled with "the children of the fields rarely made it to college" demonstrates the systemic bias towards the privileged and how those who don't have the resources must resort to options that are traditionally seen as "less favorable"
One professor talks about rising from incarceration to earn a doctorate at UCLA. Another, Dale Lendrum, shares his story of 30 years of drug addiction and repeated imprisonment and how he broke that cycle by going to school, eventually becoming a communication studies instructor.
community college as a means to combine education with intersectional diversity, creating equity for all people
Despite all these obstacles, and many others, community college attendees are considered stronger incoming university students than freshmen entering from high school,
addressing the stereotype/misconception/bias that community colleges are "lesser than" compared to going to a traditional 4-year straight out of high school
Meanwhile, the streets outside the hotel host more homeless people’s tents than luxury handbags
juxtaposition of socal between the wealthy and the poor
President Shabazz’s vision
his vision: no-tuition approach at sdcc