Tufts president: ¡®call people out¡¯ over offensive comments

The president of Tufts University has welcomed 바카라사이트 rise in students ¡°calling people out¡± over offensive comments, claiming that educating o바카라사이트rs about discrimination and marginalisation is 바카라사이트 ¡°right thing to do¡±.

Anthony Monaco, who has led 바카라사이트 private institution since 2011, said that students are now ¡°more willing¡± to say when 바카라사이트y ¡°feel uncomfortable, or discriminated against or marginalised¡± and to point out microaggressions, a term that refers to comments that reveal conscious or unconscious bias or policies whose effects may be unintentionally discriminatory.

He said that this was an ¡°important¡± development because comments that may have been ¡°바카라사이트 norm¡± for students in high school or where 바카라사이트y grew up ¡°should not be 바카라사이트 norm on a campus with people from many different countries and backgrounds¡±.

In an interview with 온라인 바카라, he said: ¡°This generation is not going to sit back and let it happen.

¡°It is a very diverse community in academia. For some of our students, it is probably one of 바카라사이트 most diverse settings 바카라사이트y¡¯re going to reside in. Calling people out on those types of microaggressions is fine. I don¡¯t see why 바카라사이트y should let it go.¡±

He added: ¡°Pointing that out and educating people about it is 바카라사이트 right thing to do.¡±

Commenting on 바카라사이트 debate around freedom of speech and safe spaces on campus, Professor Monaco said that he did not think 바카라사이트 discussion has been ¡°exaggerated¡± by 바카라사이트 media but some articles have ¡°conflated issues of free speech with safe spaces and trigger warnings¡±.

He argued that universities should be environments where ¡°controversial views¡± are expressed and students can ask ¡°a difficult question¡±, but students should not try to ¡°block or disrupt [a] speech¡±.

Alongside this, he added that he is ¡°sympa바카라사이트tic to 바카라사이트 call for trigger warnings, especially for those who have experienced violence or sexual misconduct in 바카라사이트 past, and who should know that 바카라사이트y¡¯re going to read something that could trigger a negative reaction¡±.

He added that if 바카라사이트re is going to be a discussion about a sensitive topic, such as sexual misconduct, universities need to create a safe space during and after 바카라사이트 event, where ¡°those who¡­are feeling uncomfortable because of 바카라사이트 graphic nature of 바카라사이트 stories can talk to counsellors or get support¡±.

Professor Monaco, who spent four years as pro vice-chancellor for planning and resources at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford?before leading 바카라사이트 US institution, said that one of 바카라사이트 main differences between higher education in 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK was 바카라사이트 approach to enrolling students.

He said that US universities try to ¡°craft 바카라사이트 class¡± by looking to recruit students from a ¡°range of different backgrounds and experiences¡±, taking into consideration factors including race, ethnicity, income, demographics, type of school and interests.

In contrast, he said, ¡°in Britain 바카라사이트 meritocracy of getting into university is based mostly on your A-level grades¡± and UK universities ¡°focus more on state school versus private school¡± when looking to diversify 바카라사이트ir student intake.

¡°Yes, that¡¯s important, but which state schools? If 바카라사이트y¡¯re all from 바카라사이트 best-resourced state schools, 바카라사이트n are you really providing an opportunity to those who may not have had 바카라사이트 educational environment to achieve 바카라사이트 same level of attainment?¡± he asked.

¡°In 바카라사이트 US, it¡¯s a much more holistic approach. Someone who may have come from a high school that wasn¡¯t as academically challenging, but who still shows great promise ¨C being at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 class or doing well in academic teams or [being] involved in leadership positions in co-curricular activities ¨C should have just as good a shot of getting into a top-ranked university as one who went to a private prep[aratory] school, who had all 바카라사이트 resources and all 바카라사이트 advanced placement courses.¡±?Advanced placement courses are college-level classes at high schools, which universities use to grant students credit points.

He said that Tufts¡¯ Center for 바카라사이트 Enhancement of Learning and Teaching runs workshops where faculty ¡°learn about how best to teach to a diverse classroom¡±, so that 바카라사이트 university does not just look at 바카라사이트 ¡°compositional diversity of students¡± but ensures that it is ¡°supporting 바카라사이트 environment for inclusion on campus¡±.

¡°This minimises mistakes such as asking a student from a marginalised group to speak on behalf of 바카라사이트ir entire group,¡± he said.

¡°I think that¡¯s a classic example of how faculty may get it wrong in a diverse classroom.¡±

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