I don't know what to make of the actions of student protesters at Princeton and elsewhere.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/nyregion/princeton-students-hold-sit-in-on-racial-injustice.html?_r=0 On the one hand, it is heartening to see student activism like this. Apparently inspired by events at Missouri, these events bring attention to racism and prejudice that would otherwise go unnoticed. But on the other hand, look at these demands! "Change the title of those who oversee its residential colleges to “head” from “master”"? "Removal of Woodrow Wilson’s name from anything named after him at the university"? That's it??? Nothing about opening the doors of that exalted institution to a larger number and more diverse group of students? Nothing about ending legacy admissions? Nothing about the obscene size of Princeton's endowment fund? Nothing about Princeton's part in EdX and the role the latter is playing in undermining public funding of higher education in places like San Jose State U?
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