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President's Message On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, Janet M. Riggs

Reports from the President’s Office

Last spring I announced that we would take time this year to focus some of our thinking and conversation on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion. There are many reasons for us to direct our efforts to this topic: the changing demographics in our society and the need to provide a welcoming environment to a diverse student body, faculty and staff; our responsibility to prepare students for living in diverse communities and working in diverse workplaces; and our desire to prepare citizens who will be sensitive to social injustices and motivated to right them. In addition, we cannot dismiss …

Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion: Thinking Beyond Access, Janet M. Riggs

Reports from the President’s Office

Last spring I announced at a faculty meeting that a major theme for our campus this year would be diversity and inclusion. I’d like to add equity to that framework as well. This year I hope that we can develop a shared understanding of these topics and some goals to which we can aspire as a community.

Five years ago Gettysburg College established a set of four strategic directions to guide our planning and decision-making: Engagement, Distinction, Access, and Connection. At that time we described Access as our aspiration to “increase the diversity of the student body and create a …

Little Liberals: A Child-Centred Approach To The Inculcation Of Values, Alison M. Braley-Rattai

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

In a liberal-democracy, the proper role of parents and of the state in forming children’s beliefs involves several separate but interrelated debates: These concern the conceptual space that children occupy within liberal theory, the basis of the ‘control rights’ adults are said to have over children, and the tension between the values of autonomy and diversity, which are foundational values for a liberal-democracy. To clarify these debates, competing paradigms are identified in political theories that address them: A dual-interest view and a child-centred view. The former ‘balances’ the interests that parents and children have in the child-rearing relationship, and the …

The Grizzly, March 1, 2012, Nick Pane, Liz Kilmer, Melissa Rutkowski, James Noebels, Lisa Jobe, Sara Hourwitz, Julia Fox, Sarah Bollert, Valentina Alonso-Gough, Riley Pembroke, Allen Weaver, Pearl Steinberg, Keith Baker, Victoria Cameron, Shane Eachus

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Grasso Hosts Leadership Summit • Board Meets on Diversity Reports • Psychology Major Organizes Autism Discussion • Lt. Gen. Helmick of the US Army to Speak on Campus Tonight at 7 P.M. • Murphy-Stout Interns at South London Hospital • EV Premieres "On the Edge" • Kelly Herr Competes in Special Olympics in Korea • Opinion: Republicans Need Focus to Win • International Trio Dazzles Students and Faculty • Senior Spotlight: Al Desiderio, Men's Track • Spring Break in Florida for Bears Baseball • Championship Weekend Recap